 Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox) |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 186 | 140 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -46 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 33 | 55 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.042 % | 0.062 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.397 % | 14.99 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £429 | £500 |
| Average daily rate | £488 | £514 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.07 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £547 | £529 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £373 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.33 | £17.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.17 | £17.95 |
| % change on same period last year | +95.91 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.00 | £18.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.80 | £26.57 |
| % change on same period last year | -29.23 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 393 | 367 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.504 % | 0.412 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 234 | 139 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £449 |
| Average daily rate | £445 | £476 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.62 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £489 | £504 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £354 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.80 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.90 | £39.30 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.26 | £42.37 |
| % change on same period last year | -38.02 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.62 | £45.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.60 | £22.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.60 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Sarbanes-Oxley across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.
