| Analyst |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +1 |  -1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 545 | 487 | 1077 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 21.51 % | 17.52 % | 21.45 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 22.97 % | 19.11 % | 23.25 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 268 | 193 | 444 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £190 | £219 | £235 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £428 | £490 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £320 | £325 | £349 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 60 | 51 | 83 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £17.50 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.50 | £13.00 | £10.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £26.80 | £25.50 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £16.50 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 2373 | 2548 | 4633 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 93.65 % | 91.69 % | 92.29 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1034 | 745 | 1325 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £360 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £210 | £215 | £235 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 223 | 373 | 590 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.50 | £22.50 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.09 | £12.15 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.00 | £36.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Analyst across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
