| Auditing |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 357 | 407 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +50 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 259 | 258 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.342 % | 0.274 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.711 % | 0.570 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 50 | 91 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £397 | £356 |
| Average daily rate | £419 | £380 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.37 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £441 | £403 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £358 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 34 | 25 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.67 | £23.29 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.68 | £24.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.70 | £25.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.62 | £27.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.93 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 36446 | 45261 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 48.06 % | 48.01 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13486 | 15871 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £413 | £421 |
| Average daily rate | £442 | £449 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.60 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £471 | £478 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £386 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.96 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2127 | 2253 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.59 | £25.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.33 | £26.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.44 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.07 | £28.68 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.47 | £27.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.68 % |
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 Auditing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
