 Open Workbench |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 126 | 152 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +26 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.254 % | 0.912 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £530 | £363 |
| Average daily rate | £548 | £431 |
| % change on same period last year | +27.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £566 | £499 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £496 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 558 | 658 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.736 % | 0.698 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 181 | 118 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £313 | £299 |
| Average daily rate | £336 | £317 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £358 | £335 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £281 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.87 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 101 | 166 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.92 | £17.88 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.61 | £19.18 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.44 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.29 | £20.48 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.92 | £19.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.53 % |
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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 Open Workbench across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
