 Clustering |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 204 | 235 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +31 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 217 | 276 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.289 % | 0.279 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.456 % | 2.004 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 92 | 84 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £377 | £370 |
| Average daily rate | £402 | £391 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.91 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £426 | £411 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £346 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.76 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 23 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.00 | £34.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.38 | £36.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.52 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.75 | £38.17 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.26 | £35.94 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.22 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8836 | 13770 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.78 % | 13.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4304 | 6169 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £477 | £495 |
| Average daily rate | £514 | £532 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £550 | £569 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 349 | 416 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.75 | £24.44 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.30 | £26.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.31 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.85 | £27.99 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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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 Clustering across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
