| The Defence Manual of Security Issue 3 (JSP 440) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 127 | 158 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +31 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.505 % | 1.845 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £700 | £500 |
| Average daily rate | £700 | £625 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £528 | £513 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £72.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 198 | 271 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.264 % | 0.274 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 51 | 97 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £347 |
| Average daily rate | £353 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.74 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £368 | £378 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £368 | £371 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 18 | 29 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £12.67 | £18.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.82 | £20.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -26.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.97 | £21.44 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.31 | £24.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.77 % |
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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 JSP 440 across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.
