 Degree |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 61 | 46 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 72 | 139 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.092 % | 0.156 % |
| As % of the category below | 21.30 % | 30.35 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 26 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £346 | £345 |
| Average daily rate | £369 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £392 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £319 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 23 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.90 | £36.22 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.60 | £37.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -36.56 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.30 | £38.19 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.84 | £27.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.04 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 338 | 458 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.434 % | 0.515 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 92 | 133 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £321 | £324 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £359 | £365 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £327 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 46 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.73 | £30.18 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.53 | £31.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.90 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.34 | £33.34 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.74 | £25.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.19 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Degree across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
