| Security Check (SC) Clearance |
| 3 months to 19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 | +4 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 108 | 143 | 192 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire | 15.02 % | 25.04 % | 13.27 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 58.06 % | 63.56 % | 45.07 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 54 | 79 | 38 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £325 | £419 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £148 | £246 | £375 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £474 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £378 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 29 | 16 | 55 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.35 | £20.50 | £33.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.60 | £17.75 | £17.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £38.34 | £37.27 | £50.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.50 | £31.88 | £33.83 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Qualifications category | 186 | 225 | 426 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire | 25.87 % | 39.40 % | 29.44 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 76 | 115 | 79 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £325 | £419 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £148 | £265 | £331 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £474 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 42 | 30 | 80 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.62 | £24.92 | £32.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.32 | £17.58 | £16.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.18 | £37.44 | £50.31 |
| 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 SC Cleared across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.