| Nortel Networks Symposium |
| 3 months to 20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 402 | 416 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 62 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.062 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.051 % | 1.103 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 18 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £349 |
| Average daily rate | - | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £391 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £302 | £317 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £45.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £45.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £13.77 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3925 | 5620 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.180 % | 5.597 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1552 | 1845 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £357 | £375 |
| Average daily rate | £378 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £412 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £343 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.02 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 298 | 483 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.11 | £25.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.41 | £27.39 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.70 | £29.17 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.88 | £28.72 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.87 % |
|
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 Symposium across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.