| Visual Basic Developer |
| 3 months to 21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 46 | 57 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.372 % | 0.630 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £270 | £250 |
| Average daily rate | £290 | £288 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.86 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £310 | £325 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £274 | £317 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.75 | £33.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.26 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 538 | 952 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.847 % | 1.020 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 140 | 274 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £284 | £315 |
| Average daily rate | £305 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.93 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £327 | £349 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 41 | 81 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.77 | £18.93 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.72 | £20.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.68 | £21.14 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 VB Developer across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.