| Virtual Private Network (VPN) |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 54 | 59 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +5 |  -3 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 1.375 % | 0.248 % | 1.331 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 10.71 % | 1.563 % | 8.290 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average daily rate | - | - | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.25 | - | £30.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £18.00 | £18.25 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 112 | 128 | 193 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 12.83 % | 15.86 % | 16.06 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Average daily rate | £220 | £375 | £350 |
| 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 | 17 | 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 VPN across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
