 Derivatives |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 54 | 50 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.007 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.308 % | 4.138 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £450 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £475 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | £398 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £550 | £547 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 130 | 145 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.167 % | 0.163 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 30 | 18 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £344 | £322 |
| Average daily rate | £362 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £345 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.83 | £37.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.83 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -45.43 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.83 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.96 | £25.02 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.25 % |
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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 Derivative across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
