| Automotive |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 132 | 127 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 11 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.011 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.744 % | 0.707 % |
| 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 | £389 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | £24.86 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | £26.57 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.00 | £28.29 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.59 | £29.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.99 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1478 | 1555 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.970 % | 1.573 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 396 | 430 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £355 | £344 |
| Average daily rate | £376 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £397 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 123 | 106 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.89 | £22.43 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.05 | £24.77 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.12 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.21 | £27.11 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Automotive across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
