 Equities |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 50 | 43 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1059 | 1696 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.397 % | 1.689 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.52 % | 12.27 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 636 | 848 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £482 | £496 |
| Average daily rate | £527 | £534 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £573 | £572 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | £397 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £73.38 | £26.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £79.63 | £29.10 |
| % change on same period last year | +173.62 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £85.88 | £31.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 9192 | 13824 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 12.13 % | 13.77 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4581 | 6096 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £473 | £491 |
| Average daily rate | £510 | £527 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £547 | £563 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £351 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.23 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 360 | 466 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.18 | £23.94 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.07 | £25.78 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.97 | £27.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.25 | £28.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.97 % |
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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 Equities across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
