| Third Line Support |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 23 | 37 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.893 % | 0.588 % |
| 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 | £261 | £297 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.40 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.60 | £25.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.60 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.80 | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.39 | £24.24 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.62 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 242 | 340 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.327 % | 0.335 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 56 | 72 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £264 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £283 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | -28.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £302 | £429 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 52 | 84 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.60 | £17.70 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.17 | £18.57 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.73 | £19.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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 3rd Line Support across the Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
