| Handsets |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 78 | 83 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 28 | 43 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.037 % | 0.044 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.589 % | 7.325 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £285 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £318 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.41 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £272 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | -29.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 10 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.33 | £33.10 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.58 | £34.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.83 | £35.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.12 | £32.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.88 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 326 | 587 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.435 % | 0.594 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 48 | 77 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £316 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £347 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.93 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £380 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 85 | 165 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.82 | £32.20 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.76 | £34.12 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.97 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.71 | £36.04 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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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 Handset across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
