 Government |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 10 | 3 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 21 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.021 % |
| As % of the category below | 38.89 % | 67.74 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £510 | £380 |
| Average daily rate | £545 | £380 |
| % change on same period last year | +43.36 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £580 | £380 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £387 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.87 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.50 | £30.14 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.00 | £32.93 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.50 | £35.71 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.03 | £31.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.96 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 31 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.024 % | 0.031 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £453 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £479 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +36.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £505 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.67 | £30.13 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.33 | £32.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.60 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.00 | £35.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Government across the Preston region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
