 Degree |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 48 | 26 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -22 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 33 | 46 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.044 % | 0.047 % |
| As % of the category below | 24.44 % | 29.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 9 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | £163 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £182 |
| % change on same period last year | +114.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £202 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £305 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.63 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.09 | £22.75 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.59 | £22.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.85 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.09 | £23.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.89 | £31.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.07 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 135 | 158 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.180 % | 0.160 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 24 | 38 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £317 | £333 |
| Average daily rate | £336 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.69 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £354 | £357 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 22 | 14 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.25 | £17.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.90 | £18.85 |
| % change on same period last year | +85.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.55 | £20.34 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.98 | £25.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.29 % |
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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 Degree across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
