| Business Manager |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 72 | 88 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 17 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.023 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.192 % | 0.341 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £560 | £417 |
| Average daily rate | £630 | £442 |
| % change on same period last year | +42.64 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £700 | £467 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £451 | £442 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £38.75 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1426 | 1759 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.901 % | 1.780 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 522 | 682 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £359 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £386 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.24 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £413 | £370 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 181 | 161 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.27 | £22.02 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.34 | £23.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.58 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.41 | £24.23 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Business Manager across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
