| Security Clearance |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -1 |  0 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 48 | 62 | 52 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Somerset | 30.38 % | 25.94 % | 17.87 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 82.76 % | 83.78 % | 53.61 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 31 | 13 | 10 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £400 | £413 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £238 | £167 | £99 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £450 | £510 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £388 | £380 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| Average hourly rate | £44.00 | £32.81 | £33.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.80 | £31.35 | £20.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.80 | £36.00 | £37.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.25 | £33.83 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 58 | 74 | 97 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Somerset | 36.71 % | 30.96 % | 33.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 37 | 14 | 15 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £130 | £100 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £450 | £590 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 20 | 37 |
| Average hourly rate | £44.00 | £32.50 | £21.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £12.45 | £14.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £52.50 | £36.00 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared across the Somerset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
