The first part of the table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Reuters products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Reuters over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the England region.
| Reuters |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 254 | 312 | 284 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +58 |  -28 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 249 | 123 | 362 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 0.556 % | 0.337 % | 0.472 % |
| As % of the Vendors category | 1.278 % | 0.774 % | 1.096 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 173 | 53 | 132 |
| Average daily rate | £525 | £450 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £250 | £250 | £262 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £650 | £600 | £673 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £358 | £388 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 9 | 11 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.00 | £11.50 | £26.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.50 | £11.50 | £21.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £44.80 | £19.60 | £31.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.25 | - | £18.28 |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category | 19485 | 15887 | 33044 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 43.48 % | 43.47 % | 43.05 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8698 | 4774 | 9707 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £375 | £413 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £235 | £220 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £575 | £525 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £350 | £360 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1159 | 1271 | 2974 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £21.50 | £21.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £11.50 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.00 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Reuters Group PLC.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Reuters across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.
