| Automotive |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 49 | 66 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +17 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.186 % | 1.070 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £350 |
| Average daily rate | - | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £389 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.55 % |
| 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 | £29.59 | £29.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.99 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 253 | 374 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.337 % | 0.378 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 67 | 97 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £318 | £333 |
| Average daily rate | £344 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.03 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £371 | £370 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 16 | 29 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.87 | £17.51 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.93 | £18.65 |
| % change on same period last year | +65.82 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.99 | £19.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Automotive across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
