 Virtual Private Network (VPN) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 35 | 32 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.009 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.059 % | 10.84 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | - |
| Average daily rate | £400 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.23 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £10.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £12.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £15.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.92 | £23.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.88 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 85 | 83 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.113 % | 0.084 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21 | 17 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £331 | £274 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £291 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £308 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 34 | 22 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.66 | £22.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.71 | £23.21 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.77 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.76 | £23.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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 VPN across the South Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
