| PRINCE2 Certification |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 45 | 49 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.012 % | 0.011 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.98 % | 9.174 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £373 | £361 |
| Average daily rate | £378 | £393 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.60 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £383 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £407 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.51 % |
| 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 | £31.95 | £40.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 82 | 109 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.105 % | 0.122 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 24 | 36 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £271 | £271 |
| Average daily rate | £282 | £295 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £292 | £319 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.04 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 28 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.44 | £26.62 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.07 | £29.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.70 | £31.52 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.84 | £25.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.03 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
