 Mainframes |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 46 | 70 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 30 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.040 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 12.93 % | 5.769 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £288 | £500 |
| Average daily rate | £308 | £515 |
| % change on same period last year | -40.12 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £329 | £530 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £372 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £17.50 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £17.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £17.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.90 | £30.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.59 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 232 | 260 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.309 % | 0.263 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 36 | 38 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £294 | £383 |
| Average daily rate | £315 | £412 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £337 | £440 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 43 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.00 | £23.74 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.73 | £25.29 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.09 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.47 | £26.84 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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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 Mainframe across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
