| Internet |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 66 | 53 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -13 |  +18 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 39 | 49 | 58 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 1.705 % | 2.136 % | 1.475 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 11.34 % | 14.41 % | 11.20 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22 | 9 | 14 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £225 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £175 | £205 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £368 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £340 | £307 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.00 | £20.00 | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £8.60 | £9.00 | £30.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.00 | £37.00 | £54.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.25 | £17.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 344 | 340 | 518 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 15.03 % | 14.82 % | 13.18 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 98 | 48 | 100 |
| Average daily rate | £270 | £275 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £188 | £130 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £424 | £425 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 33 | 44 | 66 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.50 | £22.50 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.40 | £13.85 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £47.50 | £35.20 | £38.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| % 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 Internet across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
