Financial |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 5 | 12 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 417 | 464 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.556 % | 0.469 % |
| As % of the category below | 25.06 % | 22.37 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 136 | 133 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £333 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £351 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £369 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £385 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.97 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 18 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.76 | £26.29 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.00 | £27.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.96 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.24 | £29.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.12 | £26.40 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.84 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1664 | 2074 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.218 % | 2.098 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 394 | 619 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £348 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £366 | £377 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.85 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £385 | £396 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 75 | 130 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.59 | £26.06 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.62 | £27.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.81 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.64 | £28.98 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Finance across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.