| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 75 | 82 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +7 |  -6 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 29 | 18 | 64 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 1.279 % | 0.790 % | 1.618 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 8.504 % | 5.128 % | 13.53 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| Average daily rate | £285 | £275 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £210 | £168 | £164 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £290 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £317 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £25.50 | £31.25 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.60 | £16.30 | £18.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £30.25 | £34.70 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £29.75 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 341 | 351 | 473 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 15.04 % | 15.41 % | 11.96 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 137 | 114 | 106 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £360 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £195 | £181 | £213 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 36 | 45 | 57 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £23.50 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £12.00 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £30.00 | £32.50 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Cisco Certification across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
