 SSA BPCS |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 578 | 638 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +60 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.130 % | 0.241 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £388 | - |
| Average daily rate | £388 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £388 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £388 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 5404 | 7061 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.203 % | 7.144 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1378 | 1798 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £437 | £435 |
| Average daily rate | £469 | £467 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £501 | £498 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £450 | £435 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 145 | 124 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.41 | £25.45 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.06 | £27.72 |
| % change on same period last year | +19.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.70 | £29.99 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.61 | £25.77 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.91 % |
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 BPCS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.
