 Firewall |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 52 | 66 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 122 | 86 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.157 % | 0.097 % |
| As % of the category below | 15.68 % | 11.21 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 54 | 39 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £295 | £278 |
| Average daily rate | £314 | £304 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.45 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £333 | £329 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £345 | £324 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.51 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 20 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.36 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £19.60 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.84 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.88 | £27.12 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.24 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 778 | 767 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.998 % | 0.862 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 264 | 187 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £320 | £311 |
| Average daily rate | £349 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.99 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £377 | £354 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £343 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 166 | 128 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.13 | £27.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.70 | £30.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.64 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.26 | £32.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.63 | £27.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
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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 Firewall across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
