| PRINCE2 Certification |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 154 | 208 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +54 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 359 | 289 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.461 % | 0.325 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.22 % | 8.093 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 174 | 113 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £395 | £405 |
| Average daily rate | £421 | £424 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.70 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £447 | £442 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £410 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.08 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 15 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.50 | £38.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.50 | £42.63 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.73 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.50 | £46.53 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.95 | £40.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3200 | 3571 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.106 % | 4.012 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1217 | 1188 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £365 | £377 |
| Average daily rate | £390 | £402 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £416 | £426 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £327 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 239 | 228 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.27 | £22.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.26 | £24.21 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.57 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.25 | £25.59 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.74 | £25.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.19 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing PRINCE2 Certification across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
