 PhD |
| 3 months to
15 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 512 | 552 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +40 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 31 | 82 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.044 % | 0.085 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.464 % | 0.913 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12 | 16 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £450 | £556 |
| Average daily rate | £485 | £603 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £521 | £649 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £37.50 | £35.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £40.00 | £37.83 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £42.50 | £40.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.50 | £52.08 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.99 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 6682 | 8978 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.523 % | 9.285 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2320 | 2948 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £344 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £364 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.93 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £336 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 747 | 904 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.67 | £24.44 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.20 | £26.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.72 | £27.83 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.24 | £26.09 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.26 % |
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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 PhD across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
