| Firewall |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 37 | 38 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +1 | +30 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 11 | 22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire | 2.503 % | 1.926 % | 1.520 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 16.51 % | 13.41 % | 9.053 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £309 | £380 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £277 | £190 | £254 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £423 | £496 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £375 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £47.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.00 | £22.50 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 109 | 82 | 243 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire | 15.16 % | 14.36 % | 16.79 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 24 | 30 | 39 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £332 | £313 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £185 | £210 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £428 | £425 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 19 | 2 | 28 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £37.10 | £32.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £37.10 | £15.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £47.00 | £37.10 | £50.28 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| % 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 Firewall across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
