| Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 382 | 388 | 500 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +6 | +112 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 95 | 45 | 89 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 0.212 % | 0.123 % | 0.116 % |
| As % of the Application Development category | 0.777 % | 0.551 % | 0.472 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 75 | 17 | 49 |
| Average daily rate | £475 | £475 | £525 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £382 | £350 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £535 | £725 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | - | £401 |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - | - |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category | 12224 | 8172 | 18836 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 27.28 % | 22.36 % | 24.54 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6346 | 2924 | 6226 |
| Average daily rate | £385 | £350 | £363 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £220 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £500 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 407 | 459 | 1222 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | £28.50 | £32.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.25 | £15.00 | £20.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £42.50 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £27.50 | £32.50 |
| % 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 FIX Protocol across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
