General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) |
| 3 months to 7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 106 | 136 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +30 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 16 | 18 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.023 % | 0.018 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.893 % | 1.604 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £365 | £250 |
| Average daily rate | £391 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £317 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £36.14 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £36.14 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £36.14 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.08 | £35.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.18 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 845 | 1122 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.201 % | 1.133 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 176 | 337 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £416 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £433 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.70 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £451 | £372 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 60 | 161 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.12 | £29.19 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.93 | £30.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.10 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.74 | £31.77 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.56 | £28.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.06 % |
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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 GPRS across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.