 Physics |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 208 | 178 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -30 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.229 % | 0.598 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 16 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £467 | £503 |
| Average daily rate | £512 | £533 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £558 | £563 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| 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 | £25.45 | £28.23 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.84 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3057 | 2841 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.075 % | 2.874 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1829 | 1404 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £478 | £499 |
| Average daily rate | £524 | £543 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £571 | £587 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 64 | 42 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.99 | £22.33 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.70 | £23.43 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.41 | £24.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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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 Physics across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
