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.
| Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 152 | 225 | 176 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +73 |  -49 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 741 | 476 | 546 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 1.252 % | 0.776 % | 0.992 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 7.192 % | 4.916 % | 6.412 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 363 | 203 | 148 |
| Average daily rate | £475 | £400 | £410 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £288 | £171 | £248 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £575 | £550 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £475 | £398 | £378 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 13 | 30 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £32.50 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £21.90 | £15.94 | £16.30 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.00 | £37.50 | £30.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.77 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 10303 | 9682 | 8515 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 17.41 % | 15.78 % | 15.46 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5369 | 4613 | 3867 |
| Average daily rate | £380 | £375 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £225 | £205 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £550 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 566 | 663 | 646 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.00 | £22.32 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.00 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
