 HP LoadRunner |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 63 | 58 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 9.722 % | 3.571 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £319 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.38 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.50 | £41.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.73 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 72 | 84 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.096 % | 0.085 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 30 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £304 | £277 |
| Average daily rate | £321 | £286 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.12 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £337 | £295 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £39.00 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £41.36 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +27.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £43.71 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.89 | £34.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.63 % |
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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 LoadRunner across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
