| Developer |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 1 | 2 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 334 | 299 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.440 % | 0.313 % |
| As % of the category below | 22.55 % | 18.00 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 151 | 115 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £317 | £301 |
| Average daily rate | £348 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £352 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 18 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.91 | £28.39 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.17 | £30.06 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.43 | £31.72 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.55 | £33.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.02 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1481 | 1661 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.952 % | 1.737 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 576 | 660 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £364 | £328 |
| Average daily rate | £390 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £416 | £369 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 174 | 147 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.34 | £21.93 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.32 | £23.06 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.44 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.30 | £24.19 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.39 | £25.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.63 % |
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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 Developer across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
