| First Line Support |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 54 | 72 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.236 % | 0.198 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £132 | £135 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.75 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | £11.45 | £12.08 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.22 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 849 | 1516 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.337 % | 1.624 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 93 | 247 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £374 | £381 |
| Average daily rate | £401 | £399 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £427 | £418 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 14 | 77 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.91 | £23.51 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.84 | £24.27 |
| % change on same period last year | +35.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.78 | £25.03 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 1st Line Support across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
