| Handsets |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 38 | 44 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.493 % | 8.621 % |
| 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 | £272 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | -29.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £33.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.12 | £32.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.88 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 67 | 174 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.089 % | 0.176 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 23 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £373 |
| Average daily rate | £409 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.99 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £440 | £384 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 24 | 67 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £37.06 | £34.95 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.64 | £36.52 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.06 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £38.22 | £38.09 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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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 Handset across the Basingstoke region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
