| C |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 15 | 29 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +14 | +26 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 32 | 31 | 42 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 6.166 % | 4.189 % | 2.754 % |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 21.33 % | 13.78 % | 7.836 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £361 | £425 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £123 | £285 | £340 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £405 | £410 | £440 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £293 | £340 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.00 | £33.40 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.74 | £30.15 | £31.40 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £34.55 | £39.85 | £50.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.97 | £34.25 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category | 150 | 225 | 536 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 28.90 % | 30.41 % | 35.15 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 60 | 57 | 195 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £275 | £388 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £188 | £200 | £260 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £495 | £450 | £503 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 18 | 22 | 43 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.50 | £33.40 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £30.00 | £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 C across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
