| Developer |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 1 | 2 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 656 | 682 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.874 % | 0.690 % |
| As % of the category below | 22.13 % | 21.58 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 132 | 123 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £303 | £288 |
| Average daily rate | £319 | £301 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £336 | £313 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 50 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.39 | £29.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.27 | £31.60 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.20 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.14 | £33.77 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.12 | £33.31 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.57 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2964 | 3161 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.951 % | 3.198 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 714 | 687 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £324 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £347 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.64 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £366 | £364 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 272 | 428 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.48 | £22.43 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.97 | £24.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.47 | £26.05 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.