Microsoft Project |
| 3 months to 21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 74 | 48 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -26 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 58 | 154 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.077 % | 0.153 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.60 % | 25.16 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 65 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £349 | £336 |
| Average daily rate | £353 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £357 | £371 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £327 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.37 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £43.33 | £29.54 |
| Average hourly rate | £45.83 | £30.52 |
| % change on same period last year | +50.19 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £48.33 | £31.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.73 | £25.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 500 | 612 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.660 % | 0.610 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 95 | 184 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £281 | £295 |
| Average daily rate | £295 | £313 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.66 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £310 | £331 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £297 | £284 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.33 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 63 | 96 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.32 | £21.24 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.59 | £22.51 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.98 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.86 | £23.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.62 | £19.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.53 % |
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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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Project across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.