Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
| Derivatives |
| 3 months to 16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 91 | 34 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-57 | -13 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1147 | 2771 | 3205 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 1.938 % | 4.516 % | 5.821 % |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 8.205 % | 16.46 % | 20.24 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 849 | 2164 | 2231 |
| Average daily rate | £550 | £573 | £550 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £456 | £450 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £655 | £675 | £650 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £400 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £51.25 | £190.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | - | £190.00 |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Miscellaneous category | 13980 | 16830 | 15833 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 23.62 % | 27.43 % | 28.76 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8259 | 10002 | 8854 |
| Average daily rate | £435 | £525 | £500 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £250 | £285 | £263 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £604 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £345 | £338 | £315 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 657 | 720 | 644 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | £22.63 | £21.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £11.37 | £11.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.50 | £25.83 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |