| Chemical |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 132 | 162 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +30 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.152 % | 0.043 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £449 | £570 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.17 % |
| 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 | £25.25 | £19.42 |
| % change on same period last year | +30.04 % |
|
| 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 Chemicals across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
