 Computer Science (Computing Science) |
| 3 months to
7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 261 | 266 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 349 | 494 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.496 % | 0.499 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.465 % | 2.477 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 120 | 210 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £376 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.77 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £437 | £458 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £317 | £319 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 57 | 24 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.35 | £28.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.94 | £29.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.54 | £31.22 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.61 | £29.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.39 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 14156 | 19943 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 20.12 % | 20.14 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5551 | 7141 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £438 | £467 |
| Average daily rate | £471 | £500 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.88 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £504 | £534 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £349 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1125 | 1582 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.19 | £24.20 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.11 | £26.08 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.03 | £27.95 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.85 | £26.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.42 % |
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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 Computer Science across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
