 Degree |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 48 | 47 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 19 | 21 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.024 % | 0.024 % |
| As % of the category below | 19.79 % | 24.42 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £347 | £375 |
| Average daily rate | £370 | £438 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.36 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £393 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £319 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £18.33 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £19.17 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.84 | £27.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.04 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 96 | 86 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.123 % | 0.097 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 24 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £299 | £296 |
| Average daily rate | £319 | £320 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.37 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £339 | £344 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £327 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.23 | £22.24 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.33 | £24.64 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.42 | £27.05 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.74 | £25.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.19 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Degree across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
