The first table below looks at the demand for Firebug skills in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Firebug over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the South West region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Firebug
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing Firebug 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West - - -
As % of the Development Applications category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £225 £205
% change year-on-year
+66.66% +9.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £35.00 -
All Development Applications
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
201 338 322
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 9.965% 10.45% 11.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 115 209 147
Average daily rate £350 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £288 £226
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 25 48
Average hourly rate £41.25 £35.00 £35.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+17.85% -1.40%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £23.88 £33.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £40.75 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
Firebug
England