| Degree |
| 3 months to 19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 39 | 40 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 | +17 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham | 0.256 % | 0.659 % | 0.848 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.703 % | 4.688 % | 6.667 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Average daily rate | £165 | £263 | £269 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £32.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £27.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the Qualifications category | 37 | 64 | 120 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham | 9.487 % | 14.07 % | 12.73 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 21 | 44 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £325 | £301 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £230 | £200 | £171 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £395 | £375 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Average hourly rate | £9.00 | £16.50 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.