| Systems Support |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 70 | 62 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.891 % | 0.576 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £315 | - |
| Average daily rate | £325 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £335 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £295 | £273 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.24 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £12.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £12.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £12.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.24 | £20.60 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.79 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1234 | 1042 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.645 % | 1.054 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 230 | 212 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £315 | £313 |
| Average daily rate | £333 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £352 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 182 | 116 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.04 | £17.86 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.90 | £19.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.77 | £20.73 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Systems Support across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
