Broadband |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 123 | 136 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 15 | 28 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.020 % | 0.028 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.226 % | 3.431 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £289 | £540 |
| Average daily rate | £314 | £580 |
| % change on same period last year | -45.93 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £338 | £620 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £345 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £9.65 | £13.75 |
| Average hourly rate | £12.15 | £14.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £14.65 | £16.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.03 | £20.86 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.35 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 674 | 816 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.898 % | 0.826 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 200 | 168 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £312 | £328 |
| Average daily rate | £339 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.77 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £365 | £362 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 106 | 131 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.71 | £25.53 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.55 | £27.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.37 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.39 | £29.42 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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 Broadband across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.