| Spreadsheets |
| 3 months to 7 Jan 2009 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 4 | 13 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.006 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 37.50 % | 33.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £475 | - |
| Average daily rate | £500 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £525 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £275 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.31 | £16.31 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.26 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.008 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £463 | £240 |
| Average daily rate | £475 | £240 |
| % change on same period last year | +97.91 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £488 | £240 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.72 | £18.49 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.66 % |
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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 Spreadsheet across the St Albans region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.