| 3G |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 20 | 2 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -18 |  +45 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 121 | 369 | 94 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 5.421 % | 15.60 % | 2.626 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 24.01 % | 42.91 % | 13.37 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £213 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £301 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | - | £39.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.50 | £32.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 504 | 860 | 703 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 22.58 % | 36.36 % | 19.64 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 112 | 93 | 171 |
| Average daily rate | £365 | £375 | £381 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £195 | £209 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £475 | £482 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 33 | 29 | 79 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.00 | £12.00 | £20.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.50 | £10.00 | £10.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.45 | £35.00 | £36.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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 3G across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
