 Billing |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 61 | 77 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.019 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.373 % | 1.276 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £247 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £272 | £392 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.49 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £297 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £406 | £380 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £31.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.33 | £19.31 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.96 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 590 | 627 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.786 % | 0.634 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 130 | 162 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £374 | £385 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £410 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £427 | £435 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 16 | 42 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.30 | £28.77 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.40 | £29.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.93 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.50 | £30.58 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Billing across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
