 Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 304 | 342 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +38 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 311 | 324 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.410 % | 0.344 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.212 % | 2.622 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 114 | 106 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | £356 |
| Average daily rate | £413 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £442 | £389 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £443 | £364 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.78 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 25 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.15 | £35.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.67 | £39.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £39.19 | £43.04 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £39.77 | £36.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.21 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 9681 | 12359 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 12.77 % | 13.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2701 | 3048 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.89 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £389 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £341 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1182 | 1593 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.94 | £26.07 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.58 | £27.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.22 | £29.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.58 | £28.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.35 % |
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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 HTTP across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
