Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to 16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 61 | 66 | 54 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 | -12 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 14 | 13 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands | 1.600 % | 1.020 % | 1.174 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 10.58 % | 5.858 % | 8.075 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Average daily rate | £231 | £300 | £200 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.00 | £47.40 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Qualifications category | 208 | 239 | 161 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands | 15.13 % | 17.42 % | 14.54 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 86 | 55 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £371 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £175 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £470 | £493 | £465 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 27 | 17 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.50 | £25.00 | £15.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £8.50 | £9.50 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £56.00 | £47.40 | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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