 Voice Over IP (VoIP) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 73 | 73 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 12 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.012 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.639 % | 4.152 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £150 | £283 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.52 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £346 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.89 | £26.86 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.59 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 122 | 289 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.163 % | 0.292 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 53 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £333 | £343 |
| Average daily rate | £352 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £371 | £393 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 30 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.33 | £29.98 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.50 | £33.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.20 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.67 | £36.47 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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 VoIP across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
