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 | 82 | 112 | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +30 |  -62 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 55 | 18 | 55 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 1.827 % | 0.680 % | 2.593 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 9.649 % | 4.255 % | 15.24 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 5 | 19 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £250 | £308 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £192 | £205 | £215 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £301 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £18.50 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.75 | £17.80 | £16.05 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £21.30 | £35.00 |
| 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 | 570 | 423 | 361 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 18.93 % | 15.97 % | 17.02 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 290 | 150 | 116 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £270 | £275 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £130 | £78 | £145 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 80 | 99 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £26.25 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.68 | £12.00 | £11.25 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £47.50 | £50.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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