| Visual Basic Developer |
| 3 months to
2 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 44 | 47 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.006 % | 0.016 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.823 % | 1.796 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £240 | £305 |
| Average daily rate | £245 | £305 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.67 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £250 | £305 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £276 | £318 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £32.38 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £33.69 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.04 | £32.61 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.14 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 486 | 835 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.781 % | 0.897 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 98 | 231 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £293 | £327 |
| Average daily rate | £318 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.89 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 83 | 119 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.93 | £24.76 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.25 | £26.65 |
| % change on same period last year | -31.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.57 | £28.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.10 | £24.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.88 % |
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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 VB Developer across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
