| Auditing |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 126 | 150 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 13 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.014 % | 0.014 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.455 % | 0.562 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £190 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £198 |
| % change on same period last year | +82.77 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £388 | £207 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £283 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.81 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £18.67 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £37.67 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £56.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.90 | £28.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.66 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1980 | 2312 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.119 % | 2.477 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 758 | 753 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £361 |
| Average daily rate | £395 | £382 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £402 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £381 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 284 | 278 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.66 | £28.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.21 | £30.31 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.76 | £31.94 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.36 | £26.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.45 % |
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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 Auditing across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
