| Education |
| 3 months to 22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 167 | 124 | 187 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-43 | +63 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 445 | 456 | 626 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 0.986 % | 1.240 % | 0.818 % |
| As % of the General category | 1.857 % | 2.641 % | 1.742 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 193 | 146 | 176 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £169 | £178 | £215 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £560 | £533 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £320 | £338 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 62 | 47 | 69 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.25 | £16.00 | £17.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.58 | £10.36 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £41.60 | £27.40 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.50 | £15.00 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the General category | 23966 | 17268 | 35928 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 53.11 % | 46.96 % | 46.92 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12329 | 6278 | 13269 |
| Average daily rate | £463 | £425 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £250 | £275 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £575 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 795 | 1005 | 2172 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | £23.69 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.38 | £12.38 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £41.50 | £41.00 | £41.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £26.15 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Education across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.