 Electric |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 94 | 136 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +42 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 44 | 28 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.059 % | 0.028 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.969 % | 1.151 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £280 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £304 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £328 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £377 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.12 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.00 | £22.81 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.14 | £24.31 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.69 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.29 | £25.81 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.19 | £26.90 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.36 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2235 | 2433 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.979 % | 2.462 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 941 | 860 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £382 | £364 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £384 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.69 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £430 | £404 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 211 | 184 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.00 | £27.89 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.15 | £29.65 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.30 | £31.41 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Electric across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
