| PRINCE2 Certification |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 138 | 186 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +48 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 838 | 698 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.075 % | 0.784 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.72 % | 8.729 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 349 | 268 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £388 | £385 |
| Average daily rate | £413 | £401 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.94 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £438 | £418 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £407 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.51 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 24 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.53 | £39.04 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.49 | £41.70 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.07 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.45 | £44.35 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.95 | £40.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7148 | 7996 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.170 % | 8.983 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2364 | 2294 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £384 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.04 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 720 | 838 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.11 | £24.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.73 | £25.96 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.89 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.35 | £27.51 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.84 | £25.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.03 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing PRINCE2 Certification across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
