Microsoft Visual Studio |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 36 | 60 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 23 | 14 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.031 % | 0.014 % |
| As % of the category below | 29.87 % | 14.89 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £250 |
| Average daily rate | £339 | £250 |
| % change on same period last year | +35.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £250 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.82 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.55 | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £40.32 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.79 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £45.09 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £34.64 | £32.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.37 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 77 | 94 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.103 % | 0.095 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 26 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £360 | £276 |
| Average daily rate | £368 | £283 |
| % change on same period last year | +29.77 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £291 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 23 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.75 | £38.33 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.85 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.36 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.96 | £41.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.89 | £34.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.63 % |
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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 Visual Studio across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.