 Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 125 | 109 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 29 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.024 % | 0.029 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.452 % | 2.926 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £354 | £238 |
| Average daily rate | £367 | £256 |
| % change on same period last year | +43.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £275 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £379 | £364 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.27 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £34.17 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £39.17 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £44.17 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £41.06 | £44.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.21 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 734 | 991 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.978 % | 1.003 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 118 | 225 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £298 | £333 |
| Average daily rate | £316 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.10 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £334 | £370 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £348 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.92 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 91 | 67 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.09 | £24.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.02 | £27.34 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.81 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.95 | £30.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.85 | £31.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.96 % |
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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 OLAP across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.
