 Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 534 | 504 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -30 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 60 | 107 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.077 % | 0.120 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.911 % | 2.621 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £392 | £378 |
| Average daily rate | £426 | £395 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.95 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £461 | £412 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £422 | £389 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.67 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.17 | £21.38 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.06 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.67 | £23.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £14.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3139 | 4083 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.027 % | 4.587 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1117 | 1388 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £369 | £391 |
| Average daily rate | £397 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.85 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £425 | £444 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 353 | 379 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.53 | £22.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.43 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.21 | £26.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.65 | £22.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.85 % |
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 COBIT across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.
