 Virtual Private Network (VPN) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 70 | 61 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 24 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.007 % | 0.024 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.098 % | 8.304 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £400 |
| Average daily rate | - | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.23 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £38.13 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £39.38 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £40.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.92 | £23.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.88 % |
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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 VPN across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
