 Telecommunications (Telecomms) |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 31 | 24 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3006 | 3914 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.856 % | 4.397 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.677 % | 9.923 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 807 | 949 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £343 | £313 |
| Average daily rate | £365 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £386 | £349 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £323 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.96 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 247 | 247 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.29 | £22.43 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.98 | £23.74 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.43 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.66 | £25.04 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.78 | £23.61 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.21 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 34644 | 39442 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 44.44 % | 44.31 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12956 | 13745 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £421 | £424 |
| Average daily rate | £452 | £453 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.12 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £484 | £482 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2093 | 1971 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.93 | £24.53 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.72 | £26.08 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.51 | £27.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.69 | £26.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.22 % |
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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 Telecoms across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
