| VMS |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 94 | 144 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +50 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 34 | 19 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.045 % | 0.019 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.250 % | 1.412 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £455 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £475 |
| % change on same period last year | -34.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £325 | £495 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £391 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.99 | £30.84 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.49 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 800 | 1346 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.066 % | 1.362 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 170 | 442 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £341 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.68 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £386 | £381 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 120 | 163 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.92 | £25.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.66 | £26.63 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.36 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.41 | £28.08 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.08 | £23.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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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 VMS across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
