| 3G |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 39 | 37 | 64 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -2 |  +27 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire | 0.937 % | 1.754 % | 1.239 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 3.390 % | 8.182 % | 7.447 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Average daily rate | £280 | £325 | - |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £300 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £30.00 | £42.75 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.50 | £32.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 118 | 110 | 188 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire | 27.63 % | 21.44 % | 16.64 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 27 | 38 | 16 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £295 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £180 | £240 | £160 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £390 | £400 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 48 | 29 | 72 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.50 | £35.00 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.40 | £20.00 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.00 | £45.00 | £43.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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 3G across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
