| IT Security Specialist |
| 3 months to
7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 539 | 630 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +91 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.013 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.015 % | 0.001 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.42 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £450 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £27.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 58175 | 84697 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 82.67 % | 85.54 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19357 | 26249 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £374 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £415 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £426 | £439 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5278 | 7537 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.52 | £23.88 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.06 | £25.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.48 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.60 | £27.03 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.69 | £25.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 IT Security Specialist across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
