| PHP |
| 3 months to 18 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 41 | 50 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 | +21 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 40 | 37 | 59 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire | 2.630 % | 2.412 % | 1.679 % |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 7.547 % | 8.486 % | 5.954 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22 | 11 | 14 |
| Average daily rate | £190 | £223 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £138 | £175 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £268 | £300 | £325 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £250 | £275 | £264 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £20.00 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.00 | £21.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £19.40 | £27.50 | £30.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Programming Languages category | 530 | 436 | 991 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire | 34.85 % | 28.42 % | 28.20 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 210 | 100 | 192 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | £300 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £154 | £200 | £247 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £400 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 62 | 53 | 108 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.00 | £21.00 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.00 | £20.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £27.50 | £30.42 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PHP across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.