 Mainframes |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 195 | 252 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +57 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 538 | 542 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.717 % | 0.548 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.661 % | 2.694 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 136 | 148 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £382 | £388 |
| Average daily rate | £399 | £404 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £420 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £372 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 25 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.17 | £29.15 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.37 | £30.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -29.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.58 | £31.19 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.90 | £30.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.59 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 14696 | 20118 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 19.59 % | 20.35 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5577 | 7447 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £448 | £473 |
| Average daily rate | £483 | £508 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.91 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £517 | £542 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1261 | 1397 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.46 | £26.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.45 | £28.35 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.43 | £30.11 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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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 Mainframe across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
