Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
| Automotive |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 353 | 355 | 356 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 | +1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 239 | 238 | 185 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.404 % | 0.388 % | 0.336 % |
| As % of the General category | 0.894 % | 0.777 % | 0.700 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 52 | 31 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £301 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £195 | £221 | £205 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £490 | £475 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £340 | £301 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.00 | £30.00 | £24.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £20.00 | £12.28 | £22.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £41.70 | £34.35 | £26.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.50 | £30.00 | £24.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 26737 | 30635 | 26441 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 45.17 % | 49.92 % | 48.02 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15885 | 18360 | 14057 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £500 | £475 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £300 | £288 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 765 | 923 | 841 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | £25.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £11.50 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £41.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
