 The MathWorks MATLAB |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 129 | 135 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 29 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.012 % | 0.029 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.544 % | 4.067 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £250 | - |
| Average daily rate | £288 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £325 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £288 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.33 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | £34.92 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.00 | £35.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.96 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.00 | £36.17 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.35 | £35.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.28 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 583 | 713 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.777 % | 0.721 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 195 | 141 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £309 | £296 |
| Average daily rate | £330 | £311 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £351 | £326 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £299 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 92 | 163 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.12 | £18.37 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.69 | £20.09 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.99 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.27 | £21.81 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.01 | £18.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.13 % |
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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 MATLAB across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
