| IT Manager |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 116 | 132 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 19 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.021 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.398 % | 0.441 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £425 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £463 | £411 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.62 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | £430 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £374 | £401 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.71 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.12 | £30.67 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.57 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3017 | 4309 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.871 % | 4.841 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 730 | 1117 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £343 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £366 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £388 | £374 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 283 | 291 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.78 | £28.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.64 | £29.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.06 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.50 | £30.64 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.48 | £25.12 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.53 % |
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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 IT Manager across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
