 Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) |
| 3 months to
7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 503 | 583 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +80 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 45 | 48 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.064 % | 0.048 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.506 % | 0.380 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 14 | 21 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £348 | £361 |
| Average daily rate | £365 | £392 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £383 | £424 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.02 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £37.67 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £40.83 | £33.67 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.28 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £44.00 | £37.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8885 | 12623 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 12.63 % | 12.75 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2554 | 3366 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £345 | £345 |
| Average daily rate | £365 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.78 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1140 | 1778 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.20 | £26.49 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.95 | £28.55 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.60 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.69 | £30.61 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.56 | £28.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.06 % |
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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 DWDM across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
