Smart Card |
| 3 months to 21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 470 | 517 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +47 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 49 | 108 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.077 % | 0.116 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.370 % | 0.569 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12 | 30 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £292 | £274 |
| Average daily rate | £311 | £307 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.24 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £330 | £340 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £310 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.52 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 19 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.33 | £24.12 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.83 | £27.08 |
| % change on same period last year | -41.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £17.33 | £30.05 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £26.78 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 13259 | 18984 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 20.88 % | 20.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4895 | 6778 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £413 | £465 |
| Average daily rate | £445 | £497 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.45 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £477 | £530 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £344 | £343 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.33 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1139 | 1507 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.45 | £23.39 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.23 | £25.35 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.45 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.01 | £27.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.46 | £25.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.46 % |
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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 Smartcard across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.