 Virtual Private Network (VPN) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 165 | 156 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 679 | 982 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.905 % | 0.994 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.112 % | 7.661 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 205 | 196 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £318 | £337 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.40 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £358 | £362 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.23 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 117 | 164 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.52 | £22.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.03 | £24.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.53 | £25.58 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.92 | £23.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.88 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 9547 | 12818 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 12.73 % | 12.97 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2770 | 3286 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £351 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.72 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £387 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1156 | 1649 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.97 | £26.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.62 | £28.26 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.28 | £30.17 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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 VPN across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
