| Equity Derivatives |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 61 | 90 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +29 |  -25 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 738 | 293 | 882 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in London | 2.849 % | 1.775 % | 2.407 % |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 8.131 % | 5.789 % | 8.660 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 477 | 117 | 432 |
| Average daily rate | £550 | £525 | £600 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £650 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £481 | - | £450 |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £41.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - | - |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Miscellaneous category | 9076 | 5061 | 10185 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in London | 35.04 % | 30.66 % | 27.79 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5421 | 2245 | 4603 |
| Average daily rate | £535 | £475 | £550 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £325 | £275 | £325 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £650 | £625 | £700 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £330 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 203 | 234 | 459 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.00 | £24.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.00 | £13.50 | £12.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.00 | £39.00 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.00 | £22.63 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Equity Derivative across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
