 3G |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 117 | 135 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 26 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.035 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.305 % | 0.559 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £285 | £205 |
| Average daily rate | £335 | £218 |
| % change on same period last year | +54.02 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £385 | £230 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £323 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.86 | £29.33 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 604 | 537 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.805 % | 0.543 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 107 | 100 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £353 | £289 |
| Average daily rate | £374 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £396 | £311 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 79 | 65 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.15 | £21.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.47 | £23.06 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.80 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.80 | £24.45 |
| 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 3G across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
