Microsoft Great Plains |
| 3 months to 29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 521 | 607 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +86 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 39 | 31 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.052 % | 0.031 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.827 % | 0.491 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 10 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £368 | £333 |
| Average daily rate | £376 | £358 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £383 | £383 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £263 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.38 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.75 | £24.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.55 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.00 | £28.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £24.13 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 4715 | 6309 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 6.284 % | 6.294 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1313 | 1829 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £436 | £430 |
| Average daily rate | £470 | £460 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.15 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £504 | £490 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £443 | £422 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 157 | 190 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.21 | £24.48 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.64 | £26.69 |
| % change on same period last year | +22.31 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.07 | £28.89 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.81 | £25.55 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.81 % |
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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 Great Plains across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.