| VMS |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 212 | 255 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +43 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 44 | 46 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.058 % | 0.046 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.478 % | 1.040 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £301 | £389 |
| Average daily rate | £330 | £405 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.60 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £359 | £422 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £374 | £388 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 10 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.00 | £29.40 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.25 | £31.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.71 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.50 | £33.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.18 | £29.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.88 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2976 | 4422 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.927 % | 4.404 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 605 | 1093 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £333 | £327 |
| Average daily rate | £351 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.78 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £370 | £364 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 608 | 798 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.11 | £22.86 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.61 | £24.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.96 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.11 | £25.23 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.93 | £22.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.96 % |
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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 VMS across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
