Blogs |
| 3 months to 20 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 500 | 593 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +93 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 29 | 24 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.045 % | 0.026 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.218 % | 0.128 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £301 | £248 |
| Average daily rate | £316 | £268 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £331 | £288 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £278 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.00 | £21.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.50 | £26.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.65 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.00 | £30.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 13296 | 18685 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 20.85 % | 20.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4912 | 6662 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £415 | £465 |
| Average daily rate | £446 | £497 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £478 | £529 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £345 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1139 | 1489 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.92 | £23.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.69 | £25.37 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.45 | £27.34 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.52 | £25.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.26 % |
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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 Blog across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.