 Financial |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 22 | 17 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 40 | 62 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.053 % | 0.065 % |
| As % of the category below | 15.63 % | 19.56 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 18 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £441 | £316 |
| Average daily rate | £460 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +41.22 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £478 | £336 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £388 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.81 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £19.33 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £20.17 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £21.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.14 | £27.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.85 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 256 | 317 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.337 % | 0.331 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 76 | 92 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £339 | £312 |
| Average daily rate | £357 | £319 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.85 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £327 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £386 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.87 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 25 | 16 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.71 | £24.33 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.93 | £26.38 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.87 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.16 | £28.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.46 | £26.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.94 % |
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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 Finance across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
