 Macromedia FreeHand |
| 3 months to
10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 397 | 461 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +64 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.055 % | 0.149 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £200 |
| Average daily rate | - | £238 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £275 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £200 | £160 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.00 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.49 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3613 | 5372 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.087 % | 5.429 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1385 | 1962 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £338 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.37 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £361 | £381 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £293 | £280 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.53 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 463 | 606 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.27 | £19.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.55 | £20.47 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.51 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.83 | £21.95 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.53 | £19.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.07 % |
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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 FreeHand across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
