The first table below looks at the demand for the Flex Developer role in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Flex Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Job Titles advertised for the West Midlands 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Flex Developer
Rank - 108 95
Contract jobs requiring a Flex Developer 0 2 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands - 0.088% 0.216%
As % of the Job Titles category - 0.094% 0.235%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 3
Average daily rate - £288 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +4.54%
UK excluding London average daily rate £355 £288 £300
% change year-on-year
+23.47% -4.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £50.00 - -
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1548 2117 1704
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 92.31% 92.65% 92.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 702 962 776
Average daily rate £325 £325 £330
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -1.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £212 £218 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £457 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 165 145
Average hourly rate £19.50 £15.56 £18.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+25.32% -14.73%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £10.00 £10.99
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.80 £33.00 £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Flex Developer
England

Flex Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Flex Developer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

West Midlands Flex Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Flex Developer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Flex Developer across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Flex Developer Daily Rate Trend
Birmingham, West Midlands
A Birmingham CC based software house is currently recruiting for a very strong, commercially experienced contract Java / Adobe Flex developer. You will be using Java object orientated development...
Computer Futures
Rate: £250 - £280 per day + DOE
Posted: 21 May 2013
West Midlands
A Birmingham CC based software house is currently recruiting for a very strong, commercially experienced contract Java / Adobe Flex developer. You will be using Java object orientated development...
Computer Futures
Rate: £330 - £350 per day + DOE
Posted: 15 May 2013