Government |
| 3 months to 20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 9 | 23 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 430 | 302 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.567 % | 0.301 % |
| As % of the category below | 18.31 % | 11.23 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 148 | 102 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £366 | £340 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.42 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £419 | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £389 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 48 | 29 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.71 | £27.76 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.37 | £29.45 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.93 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.04 | £31.14 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.38 | £29.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.56 % |
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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 Government across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.