 The MathWorks MATLAB |
| 3 months to 18 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 220 | 182 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -38 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.340 % | 2.603 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 9 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £489 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £528 |
| % change on same period last year | -43.15 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | £567 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.00 % |
| 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 | £33.46 | £34.96 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.30 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 882 | 653 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.171 % | 0.670 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 396 | 250 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £321 | £340 |
| Average daily rate | £347 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.77 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £373 | £381 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £301 | £284 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 109 | 62 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.81 | £18.25 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.40 | £19.14 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.79 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.99 | £20.03 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.25 | £19.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.45 % |
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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 MATLAB across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
