The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Front Office in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Front Office over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the South West region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Front Office
Rank - 119 114
Contract jobs citing Front Office 0 17 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West - 0.526% 0.283%
As % of the General category - 1.235% 0.636%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 4
Average daily rate - £525 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +16.66%
UK excluding London average daily rate £381 £450 £400
% change year-on-year
-15.27% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Average hourly rate - £22.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - £18.00 -
All of the General Category
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category
718 1377 1257
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 35.60% 42.57% 44.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 938 700
Average daily rate £370 £378 £391
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-1.92% -3.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £264 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £490 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 £375 £375
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 59 92
Average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -28.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.35 £15.70 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £39.15 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.50 £25.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+2.00% -3.84%
Front Office
England

Front Office
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Front Office across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

South West Front Office Jobs Demand Trend

Front Office
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Front Office across the South West region.

South West Front Office Daily Rate Trend

Front Office
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Front Office across the South West region.

South West Front Office Hourly Rate Trend