| Business Manager |
| 3 months to 5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 161 | 235 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +74 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 92 | 65 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.124 % | 0.064 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.806 % | 0.402 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 28 | 28 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £395 | £366 |
| Average daily rate | £426 | £398 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £457 | £430 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £444 | £427 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.05 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.50 | £50.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.00 | £57.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -58.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.50 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.56 | £57.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -60.77 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 11411 | 16150 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 15.42 % | 15.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2943 | 4160 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1352 | 2039 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.46 | £25.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.96 | £27.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.37 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.47 | £28.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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 Business Manager across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.