 COBOL |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 103 | 114 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 12 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.012 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.403 % | 0.984 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £313 |
| Average daily rate | - | £313 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £313 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £304 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.54 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £37.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £37.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £37.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.44 | £32.33 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.72 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 745 | 1220 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.993 % | 1.234 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 131 | 264 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £302 |
| Average daily rate | £353 | £323 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £372 | £343 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £332 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 160 | 247 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.29 | £33.84 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.97 | £36.09 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £38.66 | £38.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.38 | £33.07 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.95 % |
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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 COBOL across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
