 Object-Oriented (OO) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 31 | 25 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1413 | 2350 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.883 % | 2.378 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.676 % | 9.792 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 693 | 1086 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £409 | £479 |
| Average daily rate | £442 | £515 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £475 | £551 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £348 | £364 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.38 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 35 | 30 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.56 | £41.80 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.31 | £42.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.70 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.07 | £43.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.61 | £33.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.56 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 18407 | 24000 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 24.54 % | 24.28 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8300 | 9424 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £412 | £422 |
| Average daily rate | £443 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.49 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £474 | £479 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 597 | 831 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.66 | £29.51 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.45 | £31.57 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.03 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.24 | £33.62 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.33 | £30.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.72 % |
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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 OO across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
