 Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 526 | 600 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +74 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 53 | 53 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.072 % | 0.052 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.527 % | 0.383 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 20 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £359 | £365 |
| Average daily rate | £380 | £398 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.64 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £431 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.61 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £42.69 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £43.94 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +35.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £45.19 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £47.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10056 | 13845 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 13.59 % | 13.65 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2944 | 3652 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £340 | £354 |
| Average daily rate | £361 | £371 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.67 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £382 | £388 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £346 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1215 | 1749 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.02 | £26.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.60 | £28.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.39 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.18 | £30.23 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.70 | £28.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.93 % |
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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing DWDM within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
