Microsoft Office |
| 3 months to 20 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 23 | 9 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 18 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.019 % | 0.020 % |
| As % of the category below | 41.38 % | 40.91 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £70 | £318 |
| Average daily rate | £75 | £340 |
| % change on same period last year | -77.94 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £80 | £362 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £250 | £246 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £9.77 | £19.71 |
| Average hourly rate | £10.43 | £22.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -52.81 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £11.10 | £24.52 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.68 | £16.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.91 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 29 | 44 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.045 % | 0.048 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £135 | £273 |
| Average daily rate | £150 | £299 |
| % change on same period last year | -49.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £165 | £324 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £302 | £278 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 17 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £10.31 | £22.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £11.48 | £24.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -52.20 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £12.66 | £25.46 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.11 | £19.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.11 % |
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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 Office across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.