| Developer |
| 3 months to 20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 1 | 2 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 771 | 850 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.017 % | 0.847 % |
| As % of the category below | 26.09 % | 23.96 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 150 | 107 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £290 | £304 |
| Average daily rate | £308 | £316 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £327 | £328 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 80 | 68 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.73 | £28.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.46 | £30.23 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.19 | £32.05 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.01 | £33.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2955 | 3548 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.900 % | 3.534 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 641 | 679 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £329 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £357 | £366 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 303 | 319 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.42 | £23.82 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.11 | £25.26 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.49 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.81 | £26.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.68 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.85 % |
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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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.