 Microsoft Project |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 31 | 38 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 14.29 % | 4.545 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | +38.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £15.95 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £16.08 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £16.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.34 | £24.03 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.46 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 49 | 66 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.065 % | 0.067 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £258 | £189 |
| Average daily rate | £278 | £198 |
| % change on same period last year | +40.67 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £298 | £206 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £299 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 16 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.57 | £16.34 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.10 | £18.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.90 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £14.63 | £20.71 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.01 | £18.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.13 % |
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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 Project across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
