 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 58 | 73 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.111 % | 0.676 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.22 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £32.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.11 | £36.12 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.62 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 90 | 148 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.120 % | 0.150 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 23 | 32 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £282 | £298 |
| Average daily rate | £297 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £312 | £302 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 16 | 15 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.18 | £23.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.43 | £24.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.68 | £25.08 |
| 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 GPRS across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
