 3G |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 298 | 239 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -59 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 361 | 527 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.463 % | 0.592 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.569 % | 4.186 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 32 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £260 |
| Average daily rate | £348 | £275 |
| % change on same period last year | +26.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £371 | £291 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £331 | £281 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.70 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 44 | 40 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.25 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.57 | £34.94 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.66 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £39.89 | £37.38 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £38.32 | £36.48 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.03 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10116 | 12590 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 12.98 % | 14.14 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2754 | 2903 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £335 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £342 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.81 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1323 | 1513 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.72 | £25.35 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.73 | £26.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.55 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.73 | £28.41 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.75 | £27.61 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.08 % |
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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing 3G across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
