| Games |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 47 | 47 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 42 | 50 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.056 % | 0.051 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.817 % | 5.525 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21 | 41 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £342 | £281 |
| Average daily rate | £378 | £284 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.04 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £288 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £354 | £308 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.72 % |
| 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 | £29.96 | £21.35 |
| % change on same period last year | +40.35 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 872 | 905 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.162 % | 0.916 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 333 | 409 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £347 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £380 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.66 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 98 | 59 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.70 | £20.91 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.80 | £22.84 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.90 | £24.76 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Games across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
