| Services Manager |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 99 | 94 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 44 | 45 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.059 % | 0.046 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.245 % | 1.201 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £356 | £462 |
| Average daily rate | £369 | £467 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.95 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £383 | £472 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £388 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £16.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.89 | £31.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.08 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3534 | 3747 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.711 % | 3.791 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 819 | 800 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £346 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £364 | £353 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 421 | 363 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.71 | £21.12 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.79 | £22.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.86 | £24.30 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Service Manager across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
