| Games |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 98 | 90 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 36 | 70 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.049 % | 0.069 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.011 % | 3.352 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 14 | 52 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £306 |
| Average daily rate | £353 | £320 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.16 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £335 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £307 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £37.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £37.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.93 | £19.23 |
| % change on same period last year | +66.10 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1790 | 2088 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.420 % | 2.059 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 610 | 782 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £360 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £387 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £415 | £384 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.34 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 171 | 200 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.63 | £25.63 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.44 | £27.40 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.45 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.25 | £29.16 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.14 | £27.27 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.16 % |
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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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Games across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
