| Military |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 73 | 103 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +30 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 68 | 62 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.091 % | 0.063 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.043 % | 2.548 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 25 | 10 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £347 | £355 |
| Average daily rate | £402 | £393 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.51 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £458 | £430 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £368 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 18 | 16 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £37.84 | £31.56 |
| Average hourly rate | £39.18 | £34.34 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.09 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.53 | £37.13 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.54 | £35.46 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.83 % |
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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 Military across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
