Degree |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 68 | 53 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 77 | 96 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.103 % | 0.097 % |
| As % of the category below | 19.85 % | 21.82 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 16 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £308 | £210 |
| Average daily rate | £317 | £236 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £326 | £263 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £305 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.63 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.43 | £27.79 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.59 | £28.60 |
| % change on same period last year | -31.49 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.76 | £29.42 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.89 | £31.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.07 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 388 | 440 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.517 % | 0.445 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 83 | 103 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £289 | £369 |
| Average daily rate | £304 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.19 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £319 | £404 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 50 | 41 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.87 | £22.56 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.08 | £24.18 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.30 | £25.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.98 | £25.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.29 % |
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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 Degree across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.