| Developer |
| 3 months to 13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 2 | 6 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 68 | 22 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.096 % | 0.022 % |
| As % of the category below | 31.92 % | 12.79 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £343 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.64 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £349 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £327 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.00 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.17 | £37.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -35.55 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.33 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.09 | £32.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.32 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 213 | 172 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.301 % | 0.174 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 69 | 45 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £310 | £314 |
| Average daily rate | £330 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.63 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £349 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 27 | 34 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.12 | £18.16 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.55 | £19.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.97 | £21.82 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.71 | £25.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.69 % |
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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 Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.