| Legal |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 43 | 51 | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +8 | +35 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 0.388 % | 1.211 % | 0.196 % |
| As % of the General category | 1.020 % | 2.278 % | 0.383 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Average daily rate | - | £325 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | £38.00 | - | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £23.75 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 196 | 395 | 784 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 38.06 % | 53.16 % | 51.28 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 69 | 101 | 313 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £350 | £414 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £165 | £250 | £274 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £450 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 32 | 27 | 43 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | £25.00 | £32.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.80 | £13.75 | £13.20 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.70 | £37.50 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £26.75 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Legal across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
