Microsoft Project |
| 3 months to 20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 82 | 76 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 647 | 1004 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.854 % | 1.000 % |
| As % of the category below | 16.79 % | 18.86 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 333 | 417 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £349 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £371 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.31 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £392 | £393 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £327 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 33 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.25 | £20.18 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.82 | £21.27 |
| % change on same period last year | +40.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.39 | £22.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.06 | £25.87 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.71 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3853 | 5323 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.085 % | 5.301 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1542 | 1878 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £343 |
| Average daily rate | £342 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.48 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £365 | £381 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £297 | £284 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.40 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 468 | 612 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.61 | £19.18 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.10 | £20.51 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.03 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.58 | £21.84 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.61 | £19.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.54 % |
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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 MS Project across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.