| PRINCE2 Certification |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 49 | 46 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.018 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.29 % | 8.197 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £326 | £450 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £386 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £410 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.08 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £47.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £47.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £47.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.95 | £40.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 136 | 61 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.174 % | 0.069 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 74 | 23 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £177 | £210 |
| Average daily rate | £186 | £225 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £194 | £241 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £327 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 22 | 10 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.87 | £21.19 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.80 | £22.37 |
| % change on same period last year | +37.65 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.72 | £23.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.74 | £25.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.19 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing PRINCE2 Certification across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
