| Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance |
| 3 months to
12 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 18 | 11 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -7 |  +31 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 159 | 222 | 148 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 6.383 % | 7.730 % | 2.913 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 24.80 % | 25.17 % | 13.35 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 30 | 77 | 52 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £400 | £500 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £292 | £350 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £463 | £550 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £400 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.93 | £13.00 | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £19.92 | £12.32 | £25.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.33 | £13.00 | £47.27 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.50 | £12.15 | £33.25 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 641 | 882 | 1109 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 25.73 % | 30.71 % | 21.83 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 244 | 287 | 311 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £400 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £275 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £445 | £550 | £520 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 67 | 124 | 164 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.75 | £31.75 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £13.75 | £14.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £36.80 | £41.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £28.11 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DV Cleared across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
