| Automotive |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 24 | 45 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +21 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 33 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.044 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.89 % | 6.329 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £233 |
| Average daily rate | £352 | £233 |
| % change on same period last year | +50.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £233 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £389 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.44 | £28.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.85 | £29.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £38.25 | £29.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.59 | £29.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.99 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 303 | 237 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.404 % | 0.240 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 113 | 85 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £346 | £338 |
| Average daily rate | £368 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £389 | £384 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 46 | 28 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.96 | £29.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.02 | £30.43 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.08 | £31.26 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Automotive across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
