| Retail Banking |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 44 | 69 | 79 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +25 | +10 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 76 | 31 | 61 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 3.351 % | 1.361 % | 1.542 % |
| As % of the General category | 7.975 % | 3.407 % | 4.147 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £425 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £266 | £383 | £212 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £472 | £460 | £535 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - | - |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 953 | 910 | 1471 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 42.02 % | 39.95 % | 37.18 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 391 | 300 | 443 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £375 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £168 | £200 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £500 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 46 | 76 | 107 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £18.91 | £28.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.00 | £11.48 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £47.50 | £34.77 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £26.75 | £27.00 |
| % 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 Retail Banking across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
