Note that 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.
| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 25 | 41 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +16 | +40 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 151 | 96 | 41 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 4.893 % | 3.251 % | 1.474 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 20.30 % | 13.58 % | 5.783 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 28 | 15 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £295 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £160 | £193 | £290 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £443 | £415 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.00 | £40.00 | £15.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.80 | £30.90 | £15.30 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £22.20 | £48.20 | £29.10 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 744 | 707 | 709 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 24.11 % | 23.94 % | 25.49 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 288 | 227 | 263 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £345 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £218 | £211 | £240 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £500 | £445 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 38 | 39 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £27.50 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.30 | £12.50 | £12.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £30.50 | £47.50 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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