 Technical Support |
| 3 months to
20 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 27 | 24 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.013 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.670 % | 0.568 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £150 | - |
| Average daily rate | £175 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £200 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £250 | £260 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.85 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £17.17 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.33 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.48 | £18.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.60 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 218 | 176 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.342 % | 0.192 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 81 | 52 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £308 | £299 |
| Average daily rate | £333 | £320 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £358 | £340 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 34 | 42 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.57 | £24.54 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.12 | £26.37 |
| % change on same period last year | -31.28 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.68 | £28.21 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.38 | £24.43 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.32 % |
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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 Technical Support across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
