Smart Card |
| 3 months to 28 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 124 | 163 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +39 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.331 % | 0.164 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £450 | - |
| Average daily rate | £475 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £422 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | +34.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.88 | £18.16 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.48 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 472 | 610 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.628 % | 0.609 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 111 | 207 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £345 | £357 |
| Average daily rate | £367 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £390 | £393 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £351 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.39 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 63 | 62 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.08 | £23.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.44 | £25.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.81 | £27.72 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.16 | £28.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.81 % |
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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 Smartcard across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.