 Law |
| 3 months to
7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 226 | 267 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +41 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 413 | 493 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.587 % | 0.498 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.327 % | 1.112 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 117 | 109 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £316 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.64 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £357 | £356 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £369 | £320 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 74 | 61 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.28 | £21.04 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.48 | £22.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.96 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.69 | £23.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.00 | £16.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +118.18 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 31125 | 44316 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 44.23 % | 44.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12006 | 16248 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £412 | £419 |
| Average daily rate | £442 | £446 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.03 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £471 | £474 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £384 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.86 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2044 | 2583 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.83 | £24.62 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.58 | £26.47 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.32 | £28.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.08 | £26.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.96 % |
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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 Law across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
