Microsoft Office |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 24 | 17 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 82 | 68 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.108 % | 0.071 % |
| As % of the category below | 42.93 % | 47.55 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £223 | £144 |
| Average daily rate | £239 | £151 |
| % change on same period last year | +58.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £255 | £158 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £254 | £255 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 42 | 33 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.21 | £11.84 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.10 | £12.93 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £15.00 | £14.01 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.20 | £14.86 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.28 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 191 | 143 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.252 % | 0.150 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 17 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £308 | £192 |
| Average daily rate | £331 | £212 |
| % change on same period last year | +55.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £354 | £232 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £283 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.88 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 60 | 44 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.16 | £14.19 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.90 | £15.09 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.24 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.63 | £15.98 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.91 | £19.06 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.04 % |
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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 MS Office across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.