Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 139 | 121 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 23 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.024 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.592 % | 3.079 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £279 | £303 |
| Average daily rate | £290 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.08 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £34.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.42 | £33.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.12 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 754 | 747 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.994 % | 0.792 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 253 | 203 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £323 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £377 | £374 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £341 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 115 | 124 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.07 | £26.92 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.64 | £29.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.20 | £31.38 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.58 | £28.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.35 % |
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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 OSPF across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.