Mathematics (Maths) |
| 3 months to 5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 223 | 263 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +40 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 30 | 37 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.041 % | 0.036 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.706 % | 1.456 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £229 | £370 |
| Average daily rate | £292 | £391 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £356 | £413 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £345 | £309 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.81 | £33.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.13 | £33.94 |
| % change on same period last year | -55.43 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.44 | £34.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.09 | £24.19 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.55 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1759 | 2542 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.378 % | 2.507 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 408 | 543 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £333 | £327 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £369 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 339 | 449 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.64 | £29.44 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.41 | £31.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.98 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.19 | £32.70 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.26 | £28.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.19 % |
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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 Mathematics across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.