| Spreadsheets |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 171 | 178 | 170 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +7 |  -8 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 241 | 123 | 339 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in London | 0.930 % | 0.745 % | 0.925 % |
| As % of the Applications category | 9.287 % | 6.747 % | 8.286 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 130 | 61 | 190 |
| Average daily rate | £525 | £450 | £475 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £186 | £175 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £500 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £238 | £214 | £230 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £14.00 | £18.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.00 | £11.90 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £23.40 | £17.70 | £25.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £13.00 | £14.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category | 2595 | 1823 | 4091 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in London | 10.02 % | 11.04 % | 11.16 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1338 | 661 | 1554 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £325 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £195 | £165 | £175 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £500 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £270 | £310 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 179 | 244 | 588 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.00 | £17.00 | £18.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.50 | £12.00 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.50 | £15.00 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Spreadsheet across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
