| Visual Basic Developer |
| 3 months to
8 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 131 | 162 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +31 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 13 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.019 % | 0.013 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.323 % | 0.219 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £235 | £200 |
| Average daily rate | £279 | £259 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.78 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £323 | £318 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £254 | £278 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.51 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £37.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.66 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.00 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.22 | £31.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.27 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 4328 | 5948 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.866 % | 5.889 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1331 | 1547 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £349 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £370 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £391 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 586 | 737 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.65 | £25.53 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.46 | £27.14 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.28 | £28.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.78 | £25.65 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.28 % |
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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 VB Developer across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
