 Derivatives |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 37 | 22 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2616 | 4188 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.356 % | 4.705 % |
| As % of the category below | 16.73 % | 22.90 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1472 | 2146 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £544 | £542 |
| Average daily rate | £588 | £585 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.57 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £632 | £628 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £550 | £547 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 15 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £49.20 | £36.40 |
| Average hourly rate | £53.63 | £40.10 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.74 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £58.07 | £43.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 15640 | 18285 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 20.06 % | 20.54 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5814 | 6659 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £454 | £477 |
| Average daily rate | £489 | £512 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.52 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £525 | £548 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1309 | 1112 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.12 | £23.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.29 | £25.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.51 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.46 | £26.93 |
| 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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
