Degree |
| 3 months to 2 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 32 | 21 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 16 | 33 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.026 % | 0.035 % |
| As % of the category below | 31.37 % | 47.83 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £250 | £450 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | -33.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £345 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.85 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.63 | £21.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.31 | £22.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -28.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £17.00 | £24.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.87 | £28.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.38 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 51 | 69 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.082 % | 0.074 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 18 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £255 | £271 |
| Average daily rate | £261 | £277 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.71 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £268 | £284 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £331 | £328 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.38 | £19.71 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.48 | £21.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.58 | £22.62 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.56 | £25.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.72 % |
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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 Degree across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.