 Clustering |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 239 | 216 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -23 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 428 | 644 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.564 % | 0.683 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.724 % | 3.202 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 151 | 171 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £347 |
| Average daily rate | £357 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £383 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £326 | £346 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 48 | 62 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.15 | £32.75 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.30 | £34.94 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.56 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.44 | £37.14 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.58 | £35.67 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.66 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 15710 | 20110 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 20.72 % | 21.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5826 | 7364 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £445 | £475 |
| Average daily rate | £478 | £511 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £511 | £546 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £362 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.34 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1325 | 1332 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.13 | £26.45 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.12 | £28.23 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.56 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.11 | £30.01 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.27 | £28.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.29 % |
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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 Clustering across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
