Microsoft Office |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 22 | 17 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 28.95 % | 17.65 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.66 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £246 | £252 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £11.80 | £10.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £12.20 | £10.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.19 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £12.60 | £11.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.43 | £15.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.91 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 38 | 34 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.051 % | 0.034 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 13 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £391 | £305 |
| Average daily rate | £431 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +22.73 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £471 | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £299 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 11 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.72 | £18.13 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.58 | £19.37 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.37 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £17.44 | £20.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.01 | £18.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.13 % |
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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 MS Office across the Northampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.