| C# Developer |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 48 | 55 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 119 | 89 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.157 % | 0.093 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.090 % | 2.483 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 9 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £273 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £289 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.16 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £306 | £362 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £320 | £319 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.92 | £28.20 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.04 | £29.80 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.16 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.17 | £31.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £34.07 | £33.22 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.53 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3851 | 3585 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.077 % | 3.749 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 934 | 732 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £355 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £374 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 439 | 348 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.83 | £21.77 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.70 | £23.35 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.80 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.56 | £24.93 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.39 | £25.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.63 % |
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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 C# Developer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.