 Government |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 23 | 25 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 167 | 241 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.214 % | 0.271 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.11 % | 11.12 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 44 | 58 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £356 | £363 |
| Average daily rate | £383 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.30 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £410 | £464 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £399 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.40 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 9 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.56 | £26.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.56 | £31.77 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.56 | £37.12 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.93 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1503 | 2168 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.928 % | 2.436 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 340 | 471 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £358 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 96 | 120 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.92 | £24.26 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.23 | £25.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.74 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.54 | £27.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.69 | £26.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.22 % |
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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 Government across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
