 Freedom of Information (FOI) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 137 | 135 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.661 % | 0.550 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £200 | - |
| Average daily rate | £240 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £280 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £9.88 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £10.44 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £11.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £10.85 | £15.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 908 | 545 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.210 % | 0.551 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 179 | 77 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £285 |
| Average daily rate | £347 | £307 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £367 | £329 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 135 | 119 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.71 | £18.29 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.16 | £20.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.36 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.61 | £21.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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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 Freedom of Information across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
