| Pharmaceutical (Pharma) |
| 3 months to 8 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 18 | 25 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.923 % | 3.947 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £346 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.02 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £35.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.00 | £29.67 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.39 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 52 | 76 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.070 % | 0.075 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 13 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £471 | £424 |
| Average daily rate | £504 | £427 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £536 | £431 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.33 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £39.17 | £25.63 |
| % change on same period last year | +52.84 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £45.00 | £28.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.11 | £27.28 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.05 % |
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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 Pharmaceutical across the Sussex region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.