 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 120 | 146 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +26 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.011 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.023 % | 1.427 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 10 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £328 |
| Average daily rate | - | £328 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £328 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £343 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.22 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £28.33 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £30.67 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £33.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.68 | £32.47 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.65 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 782 | 1191 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.042 % | 1.205 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 118 | 329 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £377 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.74 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £388 | £396 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 60 | 160 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.89 | £27.06 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.24 | £28.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.89 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.59 | £29.89 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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 OSPF across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
