| Firewall |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 57 | 65 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +8 |  0 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 36 | 41 | 108 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 2.165 % | 1.898 % | 2.462 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 10.65 % | 7.607 % | 14.61 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 13 | 51 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £325 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £149 | £160 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £413 | £400 | £413 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £375 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.88 | £22.50 | £18.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.53 | £19.20 | £12.95 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.10 | £33.50 | £33.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.00 | £22.50 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 338 | 539 | 739 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 20.32 % | 24.95 % | 16.85 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 86 | 122 | 222 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £340 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £209 | £240 | £160 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £413 | £450 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 78 | 65 | 153 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.50 | £30.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.00 | £15.00 | £12.80 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| % 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 Firewall across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
