| Chemical |
| 3 months to
13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 533 | 612 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +79 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 26 | 47 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.037 % | 0.048 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.079 % | 0.101 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £320 | £420 |
| Average daily rate | £337 | £464 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £354 | £508 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £293 | £470 |
| % change on same period last year | -37.76 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.00 | £19.22 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.17 | £20.94 |
| % change on same period last year | +44.03 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.33 | £22.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.17 | £19.81 |
| % change on same period last year | +52.26 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 32886 | 46504 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 46.50 % | 47.08 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12450 | 16639 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £409 | £417 |
| Average daily rate | £438 | £444 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £467 | £472 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2177 | 2732 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.97 | £24.66 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.72 | £26.54 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.45 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.46 | £28.41 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.07 | £26.79 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.77 % |
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 Chemicals within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
