| COBOL Programmer |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 119 | 131 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.102 % | 0.087 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £34.80 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2933 | 3441 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.909 % | 3.481 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 625 | 633 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £314 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.78 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £358 | £353 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 288 | 298 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.52 | £23.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.29 | £24.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.93 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.06 | £25.83 |
| 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 COBOL Programmer across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
