Home Office |
| 3 months to 21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 502 | 614 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +112 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 63 | 30 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.083 % | 0.030 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.183 % | 0.066 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 31 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £414 | £377 |
| Average daily rate | £453 | £429 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.52 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £492 | £481 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £398 | £575 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.73 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.00 | £17.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.21 | £18.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +34.47 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.41 | £18.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.50 | £13.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +188.46 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 34382 | 45662 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 45.37 % | 45.48 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13624 | 16728 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £413 | £421 |
| Average daily rate | £443 | £448 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £472 | £476 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £381 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1976 | 2366 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.88 | £25.12 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.69 | £26.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.01 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.50 | £28.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.94 | £27.04 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.32 % |
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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 Home Office across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.