| PHP |
| 3 months to
15 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 23 | 36 | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +13 | +17 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North East | 2.589 % | 1.867 % | 0.746 % |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 8.989 % | 5.696 % | 2.479 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £250 | £275 | £270 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £15.00 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.50 | £22.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category | 89 | 158 | 242 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North East | 28.80 % | 32.78 % | 30.10 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 26 | 48 | 51 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £250 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £185 | £160 | £243 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £350 | £400 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 20 | 23 | 37 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.50 | £20.00 | £34.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.38 | £10.00 | £25.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.20 | £30.00 | £47.10 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £31.50 | £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 PHP across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
