Note that 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.
| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 55 | 94 | 103 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +39 | +9 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 295 | 191 | 121 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 2.866 % | 1.832 % | 1.398 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 13.13 % | 8.580 % | 5.961 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 95 | 82 | 41 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £300 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £179 | £200 | £151 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £414 | £434 | £415 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 20 | 17 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | £32.91 | £19.25 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £20.06 | £14.50 | £15.30 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £31.50 | £47.95 | £32.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 2246 | 2226 | 2030 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 21.82 % | 21.35 % | 23.46 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1022 | 904 | 811 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £330 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £225 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £514 | £455 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 133 | 193 | 192 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | £25.00 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.00 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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