| C# |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 17 | 28 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +11 |  -15 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 448 | 294 | 1027 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 6.006 % | 3.930 % | 6.837 % |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 19.74 % | 15.65 % | 21.37 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 185 | 103 | 258 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £280 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £238 | £210 | £240 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £378 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £290 | £275 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 26 | 97 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.00 | £37.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £24.70 | £24.45 | £27.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £42.50 | £46.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.50 | £31.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category | 2269 | 1879 | 4805 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 30.42 % | 25.12 % | 31.99 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 805 | 543 | 1038 |
| Average daily rate | £315 | £313 | £327 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £210 | £225 | £235 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £430 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 228 | 209 | 561 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.00 | £33.00 | £37.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.59 | £15.00 | £20.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £42.50 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £30.25 | £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 C# across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
