 Data Analysis |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 150 | 164 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 778 | 876 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.998 % | 0.984 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.023 % | 2.118 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 289 | 243 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £370 | £357 |
| Average daily rate | £393 | £380 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.42 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £415 | £402 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £321 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 82 | 78 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.44 | £17.76 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.67 | £19.70 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.89 | £21.64 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.51 | £19.55 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.33 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 38461 | 41364 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 49.35 % | 46.47 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13648 | 13213 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £389 | £395 |
| Average daily rate | £416 | £420 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.97 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £442 | £444 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £386 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2245 | 2332 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.83 | £27.75 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.91 | £29.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.99 | £31.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.61 | £29.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.93 % |
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 Data Analysis across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
