Retailing |
| 3 months to 4 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 43 | 44 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 13 | 14 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.021 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.621 % | 4.035 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £254 | £340 |
| Average daily rate | £254 | £358 |
| % change on same period last year | -29.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £254 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £385 | £387 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.54 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £12.00 | £15.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £12.00 | £15.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £12.00 | £15.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.64 | £19.09 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.92 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 359 | 347 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.583 % | 0.379 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 111 | 77 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £305 | £348 |
| Average daily rate | £315 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £326 | £377 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £379 | £378 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.29 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 27 | 35 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.50 | £23.96 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.96 | £25.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.43 | £26.11 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.32 | £26.63 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.58 % |
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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 Retail across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.