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.
| Banking |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -1 |  0 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7886 | 11434 | 11032 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 13.32 % | 18.63 % | 20.04 % |
| As % of the General category | 29.49 % | 37.32 % | 41.72 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5719 | 7965 | 6652 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £310 | £350 | £325 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £621 | £650 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £384 | £354 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 64 | 46 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.00 | £21.81 | £20.60 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.00 | £12.00 | £14.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £41.50 | £55.00 | £39.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.00 | £16.63 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
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 | |
