| Front Office |
| 3 months to
12 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +6 |  -6 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1219 | 326 | 921 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London | 14.72 % | 7.973 % | 12.05 % |
| As % of the General category | 20.82 % | 11.95 % | 18.10 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 916 | 211 | 451 |
| Average daily rate | £550 | £525 | £575 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £365 | £450 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £650 | £650 | £675 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £438 | £330 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.50 | £26.00 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £101.50 | £16.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 5855 | 2729 | 5089 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London | 70.71 % | 66.74 % | 66.56 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3852 | 1520 | 2435 |
| Average daily rate | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £325 | £300 | £325 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £625 | £600 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 52 | 71 | 172 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | £19.50 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.70 | £14.00 | £14.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.50 | £38.00 | £36.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £27.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Front Office across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
