 Validation |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 212 | 252 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +40 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 222 | 262 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.293 % | 0.274 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.248 % | 1.153 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 89 | 110 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £407 | £400 |
| Average daily rate | £436 | £430 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.45 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £465 | £459 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.34 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 20 | 23 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.55 | £24.44 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.63 | £25.76 |
| % change on same period last year | +30.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.70 | £27.07 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.08 | £30.03 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.15 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 17784 | 22721 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 23.45 % | 23.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7968 | 8969 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £411 | £422 |
| Average daily rate | £441 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.96 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £472 | £478 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £384 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.22 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 584 | 784 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.65 | £29.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.60 | £31.71 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.56 | £33.84 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.33 | £30.33 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.28 % |
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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 Validation across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
