Note that 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.
| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to 16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 42 | 53 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 | -5 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 19 | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Milton Keynes | 2.544 % | 0.675 % | 0.952 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 11.18 % | 2.941 % | 3.049 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £190 | £317 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £286 | £190 | £286 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £418 | £190 | £347 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £32.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Qualifications category | 170 | 136 | 164 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Milton Keynes | 22.76 % | 22.93 % | 31.24 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 66 | 70 | 82 |
| Average daily rate | £251 | £325 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £113 | £142 | £148 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £401 | £400 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 9 | 35 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.75 | £12.50 | £17.60 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.00 | £9.42 | £10.59 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.00 | £30.00 | £32.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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