 Voice Over IP (VoIP) |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 225 | 214 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 468 | 654 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.617 % | 0.694 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.834 % | 5.292 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 122 | 178 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £318 | £360 |
| Average daily rate | £342 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £365 | £398 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £311 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.68 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 71 | 55 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.06 | £28.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.06 | £30.43 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.07 | £31.96 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.71 | £27.33 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.02 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 9681 | 12359 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 12.77 % | 13.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2701 | 3048 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.89 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £389 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £341 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1182 | 1593 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.94 | £26.07 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.58 | £27.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.22 | £29.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.58 | £28.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.35 % |
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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 VoIP across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
