Retailing |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 80 | 99 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +19 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 168 | 103 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.224 % | 0.104 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.818 % | 1.925 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 99 | 42 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £414 | £436 |
| Average daily rate | £442 | £471 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.24 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £469 | £506 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £412 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.47 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.50 | £15.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.75 | £17.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +58.57 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.00 | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.57 | £19.41 |
| % change on same period last year | +42.03 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 5962 | 5352 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.947 % | 5.415 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3300 | 2296 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £439 | £453 |
| Average daily rate | £479 | £487 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.75 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £519 | £522 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 184 | 152 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.80 | £21.79 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.69 | £23.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +19.71 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.58 | £24.48 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Retail across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.