 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 79 | 84 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 10 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.013 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.802 % | 3.205 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £333 | £275 |
| Average daily rate | £367 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.22 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £26.67 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.33 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.11 | £36.12 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.62 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 263 | 312 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.351 % | 0.316 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 111 | 110 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £354 | £349 |
| Average daily rate | £380 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.03 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £405 | £388 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 31 | 34 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.48 | £18.23 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.86 | £20.39 |
| % change on same period last year | +56.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.23 | £22.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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 GPRS across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
