| Perl |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 51 | 73 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +22 | +39 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 42 | 33 | 46 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 2.526 % | 1.528 % | 1.049 % |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 6.383 % | 4.735 % | 2.968 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £275 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £253 | £258 | £263 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £315 | £290 | £445 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £306 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 18 | 4 | 8 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.25 | £41.00 | £20.40 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £26.00 | £36.45 | £17.25 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.50 | £43.80 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.50 | £35.00 | £34.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category | 658 | 697 | 1550 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 39.57 % | 32.27 % | 35.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 245 | 221 | 427 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £290 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £185 | £217 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £450 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 139 | 90 | 212 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | £33.40 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.25 | £22.50 | £22.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.20 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £30.25 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Perl across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
