| Developer |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 1 | 1 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18441 | 21120 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 23.17 % | 23.73 % |
| As % of the category below | 25.42 % | 25.98 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6092 | 6588 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £388 | £405 |
| Average daily rate | £419 | £432 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £449 | £459 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £341 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.50 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 963 | 1234 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.17 | £29.72 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.98 | £31.56 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.78 | £33.39 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.75 | £31.56 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.76 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 72542 | 81284 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 91.15 % | 91.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22788 | 22841 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £385 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £412 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £439 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £364 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6200 | 6548 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.26 | £23.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.98 | £25.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.71 | £26.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.62 | £24.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.45 % |
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 the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Developer across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
