| Second Line Support |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 166 | 188 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +22 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 677 | 886 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.946 % | 0.890 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.066 % | 0.973 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 47 | 53 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £164 | £183 |
| Average daily rate | £176 | £190 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £189 | £198 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £155 | £167 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.29 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 252 | 348 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.05 | £15.71 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.01 | £16.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.97 | £17.81 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.02 | £16.37 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.25 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 63500 | 91029 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 88.71 % | 91.46 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20586 | 27389 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £373 | £388 |
| Average daily rate | £398 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £424 | £437 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5664 | 7945 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.67 | £23.82 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.20 | £25.38 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.62 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.74 | £26.94 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
