| Degree |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 27 | 31 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +4 | +2 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 5 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands | 1.215 % | 1.282 % | 2.372 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 13.04 % | 10.42 % | 18.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Average daily rate | £500 | - | £340 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £32.50 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £27.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 23 | 48 | 169 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Midlands | 9.312 % | 12.31 % | 12.53 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 10 | 37 |
| Average daily rate | £324 | £320 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £310 | £250 | £260 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £475 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.50 | £32.50 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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 Degree across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
