| 3G |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 41 | 23 | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -18 |  +24 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 24 | 42 | 23 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 2.709 % | 5.153 % | 1.921 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 21.05 % | 32.56 % | 11.86 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £300 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.50 | £32.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 114 | 129 | 194 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 12.87 % | 15.83 % | 16.21 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Average daily rate | £220 | £375 | £340 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £158 | £200 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £425 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 18 | 13 | 32 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | £16.00 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £10.60 | £11.70 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £32.50 | £32.50 | £38.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| % 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 3G across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
