 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) |
| 3 months to
4 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 384 | 458 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +74 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 38 | 24 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.051 % | 0.024 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.172 % | 0.556 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £192 | £240 |
| Average daily rate | £202 | £245 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £212 | £250 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £220 | £425 |
| % change on same period last year | -48.12 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.75 | £21.75 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.50 | £24.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.70 | £17.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.76 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3243 | 4314 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.370 % | 4.316 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1365 | 1591 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £370 | £384 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £406 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £415 | £428 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £332 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.43 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 212 | 219 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.50 | £23.56 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.02 | £25.17 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.54 | £26.78 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.67 | £25.72 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.06 % |
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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 MOS across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
