 Manufacturing |
| 3 months to 18 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 74 | 58 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.007 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.087 % | 0.604 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £220 |
| Average daily rate | - | £220 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £220 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £399 | £409 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | £23.75 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | £23.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.00 | £23.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.41 | £26.37 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.17 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 460 | 331 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.611 % | 0.340 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 164 | 119 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £332 | £329 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £369 | £354 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.88 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 30 | 15 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.50 | £18.85 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.14 | £19.74 |
| % change on same period last year | +22.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.78 | £20.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.62 | £27.27 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.40 % |
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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 Manufacturing across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
