 Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox) |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 56 | 43 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 12.77 % | 20.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £500 | £400 |
| Average daily rate | £525 | £500 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £550 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £373 | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.50 | £33.80 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.75 | £34.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £38.00 | £34.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.19 | £27.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -31.04 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 47 | 43 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.060 % | 0.048 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 10 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £269 | £378 |
| Average daily rate | £292 | £405 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £314 | £432 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 23 | 11 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.59 | £26.09 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.76 | £27.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.94 | £29.73 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.65 | £22.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.85 % |
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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 Sarbanes-Oxley across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.
