 Microsoft Visual Studio |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 93 | 115 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +22 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 201 | 228 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.268 % | 0.231 % |
| As % of the category below | 16.17 % | 15.50 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 65 | 47 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £284 | £336 |
| Average daily rate | £299 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.40 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £315 | £371 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.82 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 18 | 46 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.28 | £33.54 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.17 | £35.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £39.06 | £38.27 |
| 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 | 1243 | 1471 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.657 % | 1.488 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 323 | 355 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £318 | £316 |
| Average daily rate | £336 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £353 | £360 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 123 | 179 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.23 | £34.65 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.01 | £36.60 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.06 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.79 | £38.55 |
| 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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
