Microsoft Visual Studio |
| 3 months to 10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 28 | 35 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 12 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.017 % | 0.012 % |
| As % of the category below | 32.43 % | 19.67 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £233 | - |
| Average daily rate | £245 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £258 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £298 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.06 | £28.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.81 | £28.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.55 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.56 | £28.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.11 | £35.35 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.34 % |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 37 | 61 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.052 % | 0.062 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 11 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £204 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £220 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -37.89 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £237 | £368 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £328 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.38 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 10 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.96 | £25.70 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.52 | £27.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.80 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.07 | £29.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.49 | £31.36 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.60 % |
|
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 Visual Studio across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.