 Open Workbench |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 541 | 623 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +82 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.024 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.210 % | 0.096 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 14 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £450 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £464 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.22 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £477 | £468 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8562 | 10389 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.41 % | 10.51 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2510 | 2795 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £305 | £308 |
| Average daily rate | £326 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.07 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £346 | £343 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £299 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1545 | 1771 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.35 | £18.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.71 | £19.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.95 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.06 | £20.95 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.01 | £18.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.13 % |
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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 Open Workbench across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
