| Graphic Design |
| 3 months to 11 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | - | - | 15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staffordshire | - | - | 0.917 % |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 2.041 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average daily rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £165 | £250 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £17.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the General category | 12 | 32 | 49 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Staffordshire | 18.75 % | 25.40 % | 44.95 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £275 | £250 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £220 | £183 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £350 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Average hourly rate | £38.50 | £33.75 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.50 | £23.25 | £25.10 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £42.50 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £27.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Graphic Design across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.