| Financial |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 |  -1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 149 | 97 | 285 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire | 20.61 % | 16.93 % | 19.55 % |
| As % of the General category | 48.69 % | 38.65 % | 39.15 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 31 | 38 | 65 |
| Average daily rate | £260 | £425 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £153 | £325 | £185 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £440 | £474 | £515 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £380 | £390 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.13 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.46 | £17.75 | £10.82 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £22.50 | £21.30 | £50.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 306 | 251 | 728 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire | 42.32 % | 43.80 % | 49.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 80 | 88 | 170 |
| Average daily rate | £288 | £374 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £152 | £298 | £215 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £441 | £474 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 27 | 22 | 70 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.62 | £18.53 | £21.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.36 | £10.50 | £12.85 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £23.00 | £37.10 | £50.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £26.15 | £27.00 |
| % 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 Finance across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
