| Auditing |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 58 | 78 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +20 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.019 % | 0.018 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.449 % | 1.972 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £168 | £363 |
| Average daily rate | £185 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | -50.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £203 | £381 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £283 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.81 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.00 | £30.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £32.33 |
| % change on same period last year | -53.60 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £15.00 | £34.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.90 | £28.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.66 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 490 | 862 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.772 % | 0.924 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 146 | 389 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £355 | £331 |
| Average daily rate | £383 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.94 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £412 | £386 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £381 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 60 | 75 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.93 | £28.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.34 | £30.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.68 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.75 | £32.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.36 | £26.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.45 % |
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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 Auditing across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
