Microsoft Project |
| 3 months to 5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 65 | 50 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 84 | 161 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.114 % | 0.159 % |
| As % of the category below | 14.79 % | 20.59 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 35 | 48 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £312 | £323 |
| Average daily rate | £327 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £342 | £349 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.53 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 28 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.18 | £25.23 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.50 | £27.31 |
| % change on same period last year | -32.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.82 | £29.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.50 | £27.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 568 | 782 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.768 % | 0.771 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 168 | 156 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £321 | £281 |
| Average daily rate | £342 | £297 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.18 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £363 | £313 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £293 | £291 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.81 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 114 | 162 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.08 | £20.18 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.40 | £21.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.71 | £23.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.59 | £19.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.05 % |
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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 MS Project across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.