 Degree |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 42 | 47 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 20.18 % | 21.25 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £252 | £308 |
| Average daily rate | £266 | £346 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £279 | £383 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.98 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £12.67 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.67 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -57.94 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £14.67 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.35 | £31.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.08 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 109 | 80 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.145 % | 0.080 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 41 | 15 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £243 | £296 |
| Average daily rate | £254 | £306 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.99 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £265 | £316 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £332 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 10 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.57 | £26.70 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.39 | £27.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -33.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.22 | £28.34 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.62 | £25.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.74 % |
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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 Degree across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
