| Microsoft .NET (dotNet) |
| 3 months to
18 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 12 | 16 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +4 |  -5 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 641 | 473 | 1321 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 8.693 % | 6.284 % | 8.796 % |
| As % of the Application Development category | 37.71 % | 34.68 % | 40.07 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 249 | 173 | 315 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £295 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £211 | £240 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £423 | £400 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £288 | £298 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 22 | 36 | 99 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.50 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.90 | £19.75 | £22.10 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £42.75 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.50 | £27.50 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category | 1700 | 1364 | 3297 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 23.05 % | 18.12 % | 21.95 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 672 | 407 | 802 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £210 | £200 | £235 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £400 | £488 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 93 | 104 | 339 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.50 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £22.50 | £12.50 | £20.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £43.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.50 | £30.00 | £32.50 |
| % 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 .NET across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
