| Financial |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 |  -1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 205 | 133 | 324 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands | 20.71 % | 15.08 % | 15.34 % |
| As % of the General category | 56.94 % | 42.63 % | 44.14 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 123 | 58 | 131 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £400 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £285 | £350 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £458 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £384 | £390 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| Average hourly rate | £7.50 | £15.75 | £17.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £21.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 360 | 312 | 734 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East Midlands | 36.36 % | 35.37 % | 34.75 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 181 | 122 | 220 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £390 | £425 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £205 | £300 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £450 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 37 | 46 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.08 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £7.50 | £8.75 | £10.45 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £31.00 | £37.08 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £26.75 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Finance across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
