| Chemical |
| 3 months to
2 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 125 | 138 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.149 % | 0.313 % |
| 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 | £456 | £570 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.25 | £20.83 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.20 % |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1341 | 1599 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.155 % | 1.717 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 372 | 399 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £353 | £364 |
| Average daily rate | £377 | £387 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £411 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £378 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.46 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 159 | 141 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.64 | £22.55 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.87 | £24.40 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.01 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.11 | £26.26 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.35 | £26.62 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.74 % |
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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 Chemicals across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
