 Computer Science (Computing Science) |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 280 | 290 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +10 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 362 | 506 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.506 % | 0.508 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.397 % | 2.409 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 122 | 213 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £373 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £436 | £455 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £317 | £321 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.28 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 56 | 24 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.46 | £28.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.00 | £29.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.54 | £31.22 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.71 | £29.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.72 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 15102 | 21007 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 21.10 % | 21.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5817 | 7374 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £436 | £465 |
| Average daily rate | £469 | £499 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.89 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £502 | £532 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.31 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1200 | 1700 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.99 | £24.33 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.89 | £26.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.78 | £28.07 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.83 | £26.95 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.89 % |
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 Computer Science within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
