| Developer |
| 3 months to
7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 2 | 1 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7468 | 12988 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 10.61 % | 13.12 % |
| As % of the category below | 27.04 % | 30.56 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3339 | 5331 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £401 | £433 |
| Average daily rate | £431 | £463 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £461 | £494 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.47 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 205 | 325 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.40 | £31.14 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.61 | £33.65 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.10 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.83 | £36.17 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.21 | £32.70 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.63 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 27622 | 42500 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 39.25 % | 42.92 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11487 | 16033 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £401 | £423 |
| Average daily rate | £430 | £451 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.63 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £459 | £479 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1556 | 2261 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.80 | £24.08 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.36 | £25.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.45 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.91 | £27.38 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.69 | £25.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
