 Financial |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 4 | 4 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1725 | 2288 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.275 % | 2.427 % |
| As % of the category below | 31.27 % | 32.83 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 560 | 701 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £358 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £377 | £388 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £395 | £409 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £388 | £382 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 97 | 88 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.10 | £25.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.97 | £27.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.48 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.83 | £29.35 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.29 | £28.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.56 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 5516 | 6969 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.274 % | 7.392 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1393 | 1767 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| Average daily rate | £376 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.01 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £396 | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £386 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.96 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 579 | 543 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.34 | £27.23 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.10 | £28.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.76 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.87 | £30.29 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.47 | £27.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.68 % |
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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 Finance across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
