 Benchmarking |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 129 | 159 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +30 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.216 % | 0.128 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £309 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.65 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £319 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £395 | £283 |
| % change on same period last year | +39.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.27 | £49.90 |
| % change on same period last year | -49.35 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2772 | 3132 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.366 % | 3.356 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 840 | 952 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £376 | £353 |
| Average daily rate | £397 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £418 | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.76 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 393 | 362 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.85 | £30.53 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.71 | £32.29 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.99 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.57 | £34.06 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.17 | £29.91 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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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 Benchmarking across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
