| Analyst |
| 3 months to
18 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +1 |  -1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 86 | 105 | 182 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex | 26.30 % | 22.63 % | 23.54 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 27.48 % | 26.12 % | 24.69 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 39 | 34 | 72 |
| Average daily rate | £80 | £250 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £78 | £92 | £106 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £355 | £511 | £459 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £320 | £325 | £349 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 24 | 22 | 35 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.50 | £22.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.30 | £10.10 | £16.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £29.25 | £29.95 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £16.50 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 313 | 402 | 737 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex | 95.72 % | 86.64 % | 95.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 126 | 156 | 312 |
| Average daily rate | £200 | £275 | £280 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £78 | £110 | £139 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £405 | £500 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 88 | 46 | 112 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.00 | £21.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £11.00 | £17.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.00 | £35.00 | £43.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % 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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Analyst across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
