Note that 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.
| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 60 | 68 | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +8 |  -18 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire | 1.112 % | 0.710 % | 0.989 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 5.357 % | 4.046 % | 4.605 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Average daily rate | £270 | £300 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £150 | £273 | £245 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £357 | £320 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £17.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 168 | 173 | 152 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire | 20.77 % | 17.55 % | 21.47 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 79 | 57 | 74 |
| Average daily rate | £330 | £265 | £290 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £184 | £215 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £453 | £350 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.50 | £12.75 | £16.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £22.00 | £12.75 | £11.80 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £30.00 | £22.00 | £22.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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