Open Text LiveLink |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 522 | 549 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +27 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 37 | 84 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.049 % | 0.085 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.369 % | 0.681 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 45 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £324 | £454 |
| Average daily rate | £332 | £484 |
| % change on same period last year | -31.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £339 | £515 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.29 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.83 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | £28.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.73 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.17 | £30.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10035 | 12336 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 13.38 % | 12.48 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3035 | 3209 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £353 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £377 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1090 | 1265 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.54 | £22.80 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.12 | £24.23 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.42 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.70 | £25.65 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.28 | £23.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.44 % |
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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 LiveLink across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.