IBM Mainframe |
| 3 months to 13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 196 | 182 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.017 % | 0.009 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.435 % | 0.339 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £450 | £310 |
| Average daily rate | £466 | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | +50.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £481 | £310 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.82 % |
| 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 | £31.87 | £42.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2760 | 2651 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.903 % | 2.684 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1630 | 1173 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £465 | £501 |
| Average daily rate | £510 | £538 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £555 | £575 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £349 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 66 | 52 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.07 | £24.37 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.55 | £25.84 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.99 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.03 | £27.30 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.09 | £26.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.24 % |
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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 IBM Mainframe across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.