| Progress Developer |
| 3 months to 6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 524 | 587 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +63 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 26 | 54 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.036 % | 0.054 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.044 % | 0.063 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £240 | £263 |
| Average daily rate | £251 | £263 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £262 | £263 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £251 | £263 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.38 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.00 | £34.53 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.13 | £34.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.07 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.25 | £34.53 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.92 | £34.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 59258 | 85192 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 82.78 % | 85.59 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19738 | 26381 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £401 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.32 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £427 | £439 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5325 | 7556 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.57 | £23.93 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.11 | £25.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.65 | £27.07 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Progress Developer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.