| Developer |
| 3 months to 3 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 5 | 5 |
| Rank change on same period last year | 0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.010 % | 0.011 % |
| As % of the category below | 20.00 % | 21.28 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £185 | £450 |
| Average daily rate | £205 | £475 |
| % change on same period last year | -56.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £225 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.00 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.50 | £20.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +37.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.65 | £32.06 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.64 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 30 | 47 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.048 % | 0.051 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £227 | £395 |
| Average daily rate | £238 | £416 |
| % change on same period last year | -42.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £248 | £437 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.12 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 22 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.34 | £25.07 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.28 | £25.62 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.21 | £26.16 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.16 | £23.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.40 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Developer across the Colchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.