Note that 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.
| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 60 | 70 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +10 |  -15 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 20 | 5 | 9 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire | 1.912 % | 0.476 % | 1.071 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 9.479 % | 2.242 % | 4.478 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £190 | £355 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £286 | £190 | £294 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £418 | £214 | £431 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £23.76 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 211 | 223 | 201 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire | 20.17 % | 21.22 % | 23.93 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 84 | 98 | 90 |
| Average daily rate | £256 | £350 | £335 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £113 | £142 | £148 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £401 | £525 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 17 | 42 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £14.92 | £17.60 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.50 | £9.46 | £11.93 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £49.50 | £30.00 | £32.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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