| Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 52 | 55 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.846 % | 6.579 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £145 | £180 |
| Average daily rate | £148 | £180 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £150 | £180 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £344 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.03 | £20.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.21 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 104 | 76 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.139 % | 0.077 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 45 | 32 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £223 | £143 |
| Average daily rate | £230 | £148 |
| % change on same period last year | +54.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £236 | £153 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 17 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £36.67 | £28.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.53 | £29.28 |
| % change on same period last year | +28.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £38.40 | £30.15 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.98 | £25.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.29 % |
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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 ITIL Certification across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
