| Retailing |
| 3 months to
18 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 8 | 18 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +10 |  -8 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 47 | 47 | 165 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 9.252 % | 6.292 % | 10.79 % |
| As % of the General category | 24.35 % | 11.90 % | 21.05 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 24 | 28 | 116 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £375 | £411 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £165 | £256 | £288 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £478 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £400 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £13.00 | £13.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £13.00 | £13.00 | £13.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 193 | 395 | 784 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 37.99 % | 52.88 % | 51.28 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 67 | 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 | £173 | £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 | 33 | 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 | £14.85 | £13.75 | £13.20 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.65 | £37.50 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £27.00 | £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 Retail across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
