 Retailing |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 4 | 7 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 227 | 220 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.303 % | 0.223 % |
| As % of the category below | 26.03 % | 24.31 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 160 | 128 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £377 | £363 |
| Average daily rate | £415 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £453 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £412 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.47 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.73 | £17.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.95 | £18.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.09 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.18 | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.57 | £19.41 |
| % change on same period last year | +42.03 % |
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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 Retail across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
