Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 99 | 104 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +5 |  -6 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 34 | 27 | 15 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 1.061 % | 0.884 % | 0.581 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 4.899 % | 5.533 % | 3.704 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 14 | 8 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £288 | £288 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £150 | £158 | £221 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £384 | £325 | £358 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £25.50 | £18.75 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £18.40 | £17.10 | £15.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £21.60 | £33.90 | £21.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 694 | 488 | 405 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 21.65 % | 15.98 % | 15.69 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 342 | 204 | 192 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £265 | £275 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £190 | £180 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £408 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 46 | 41 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.47 | £17.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.00 | £12.50 | £11.23 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.80 | £39.80 | £22.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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