| VMS |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 80 | 91 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.746 % | 0.509 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £374 | £388 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.41 % |
| 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 | £28.18 | £29.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.88 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 268 | 393 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.354 % | 0.391 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 115 | 109 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £336 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.07 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £357 | £361 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 25 | 66 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.85 | £21.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.04 | £22.35 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.84 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.24 | £23.42 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.93 | £22.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.96 % |
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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 VMS across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
