| Developer |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 4 | 3 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 675 | 1079 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.891 % | 1.075 % |
| As % of the category below | 15.44 % | 18.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 137 | 178 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £282 | £305 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.76 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £345 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 99 | 89 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.55 | £29.48 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.98 | £32.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.41 | £35.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.98 | £33.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.40 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 4373 | 5752 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.771 % | 5.729 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1408 | 1536 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £347 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £369 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.51 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £391 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 572 | 696 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.25 | £24.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.16 | £26.57 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.07 | £28.24 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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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 Developer across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
