| Auditing |
| 3 months to 21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 60 | 59 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.514 % | 0.546 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.80 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £12.66 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £12.73 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £12.81 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.26 | £27.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.73 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 389 | 366 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.513 % | 0.365 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 131 | 105 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £333 | £319 |
| Average daily rate | £346 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £359 | £347 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £381 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.80 | £21.10 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.58 | £22.28 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.83 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.36 | £23.46 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.94 | £27.04 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.32 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Auditing across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.