 Derivatives |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 243 | 265 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +22 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 29 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.014 % | 0.033 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.563 % | 1.160 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £500 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £533 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.62 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | £567 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £550 | £549 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £60.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1953 | 2499 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.506 % | 2.808 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 480 | 516 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £332 | £349 |
| Average daily rate | £354 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £389 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 338 | 290 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.90 | £24.96 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.17 | £26.71 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.45 | £28.45 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.70 | £25.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
|
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 Derivative across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
