Microsoft Office |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 31 | 21 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -10 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 38 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.038 % |
| As % of the category below | 32.84 % | 43.68 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £240 | £200 |
| Average daily rate | £240 | £210 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.26 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £240 | £220 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £246 | £252 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 17 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.72 | £16.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.28 | £18.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.97 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.83 | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.43 | £15.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.91 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 67 | 87 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.089 % | 0.088 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20 | 21 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £269 | £277 |
| Average daily rate | £272 | £284 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.26 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £275 | £291 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £299 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 24 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.18 | £15.78 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.13 | £17.27 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.91 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.08 | £18.76 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.01 | £18.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.13 % |
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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 MS Office across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.