The first table below looks at the demand for the Microsoft Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the Halifax region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Halifax region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Developer
Rank - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Microsoft Developer 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Halifax - - -
As % of the Job Titles category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £375
% change year-on-year
- -6.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £33.50 £45.00 £24.19
% change year-on-year
-25.55% +86.04%
All Job Titles
Halifax
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
107 220 102
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Halifax 91.45% 96.07% 88.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 190 65
Average daily rate £356 £380 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.25% +1.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £280 £260 £190
10% offered a daily rate of more than £505 £459 £488
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
Average hourly rate - £15.00 £7.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- +114.28%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Microsoft Developer
West Yorkshire