Retailing |
| 3 months to 21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 47 | 48 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1078 | 1460 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.423 % | 1.454 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.690 % | 5.264 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 548 | 675 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £410 | £409 |
| Average daily rate | £436 | £432 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £463 | £456 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £408 | £393 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.80 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 16 | 27 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.86 | £24.44 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.35 | £25.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.83 | £25.89 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.95 | £19.35 |
| % change on same period last year | +49.60 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 18945 | 27738 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 25.00 % | 27.63 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8842 | 11361 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £436 | £444 |
| Average daily rate | £469 | £474 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.08 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £502 | £505 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £381 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 712 | 947 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.10 | £24.33 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.95 | £26.14 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.81 | £27.95 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.94 | £27.04 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.32 % |
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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 Retail across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.