 Construction |
| 3 months to
20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 117 | 139 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +22 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 25 | 30 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.033 % | 0.030 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.064 % | 1.116 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £399 | £257 |
| Average daily rate | £420 | £263 |
| % change on same period last year | +59.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £441 | £270 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £371 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.51 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.00 | £28.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.25 | £28.83 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.31 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.50 | £29.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.04 | £26.31 |
| % change on same period last year | +37.01 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2349 | 2689 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.100 % | 2.678 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 939 | 934 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £385 | £370 |
| Average daily rate | £409 | £390 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £410 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.31 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 262 | 229 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | £28.19 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.94 | £29.87 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.91 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.88 | £31.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.85 | £27.05 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.97 % |
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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 Construction across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
