| Auditing |
| 3 months to 7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 314 | 358 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +44 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 266 | 299 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.378 % | 0.302 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.855 % | 0.675 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 62 | 100 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £346 | £299 |
| Average daily rate | £368 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.95 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £390 | £353 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £367 | £314 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 21 | 47 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.14 | £23.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.24 | £25.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.34 | £27.96 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.77 | £27.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.91 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 31125 | 44316 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 44.23 % | 44.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12006 | 16248 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £412 | £419 |
| Average daily rate | £442 | £446 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.03 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £471 | £474 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £384 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.86 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2044 | 2583 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.83 | £24.62 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.58 | £26.47 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.32 | £28.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.08 | £26.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.96 % |
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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 Auditing across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.