 Banking |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 7 | 5 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8448 | 10622 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 10.76 % | 12.01 % |
| As % of the category below | 22.80 % | 25.68 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4355 | 5056 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £452 | £453 |
| Average daily rate | £486 | £484 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.31 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £520 | £516 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £410 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 131 | 143 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.57 | £25.43 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.12 | £27.28 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.68 | £29.13 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.56 | £29.78 |
| % change on same period last year | -44.39 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 37047 | 41369 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 47.16 % | 46.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13577 | 14043 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £420 | £421 |
| Average daily rate | £452 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £483 | £478 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £391 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2212 | 2054 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.85 | £24.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.63 | £25.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.41 | £27.45 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.58 | £25.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.55 % |
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 Banking across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
