 Virtual Private Network (VPN) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 40 | 26 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.263 % | 19.61 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £389 |
| Average daily rate | - | £392 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £395 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.23 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.50 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £18.25 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.92 | £23.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.88 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 38 | 51 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.051 % | 0.052 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £271 | £345 |
| Average daily rate | £299 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.73 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £327 | £364 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 14 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.10 | £29.53 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.45 | £31.39 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.80 | £33.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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 VPN across the Slough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
