| Games |
| 3 months to 18 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 190 | 189 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 33 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.044 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.559 % | 0.188 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £241 | £417 |
| Average daily rate | £282 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -32.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £324 | £417 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £308 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.90 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.75 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £16.25 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £17.75 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.07 | £21.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.72 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 5901 | 5321 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.836 % | 5.460 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3250 | 2294 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £440 | £455 |
| Average daily rate | £479 | £489 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £519 | £524 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.88 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 190 | 160 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.87 | £22.03 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.74 | £23.65 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.60 | £25.27 |
| 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 Games across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
