 Education |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 152 | 200 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +48 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 769 | 673 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.987 % | 0.756 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.089 % | 1.614 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 174 | 148 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £329 |
| Average daily rate | £348 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £373 | £389 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £351 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.29 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 105 | 81 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.50 | £18.16 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.99 | £19.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.89 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.48 | £20.16 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.41 | £20.33 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.52 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 36811 | 41710 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 47.23 % | 46.86 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13489 | 14264 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £419 | £422 |
| Average daily rate | £451 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £482 | £479 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.63 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2197 | 2058 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.02 | £24.35 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.81 | £25.95 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.60 | £27.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.74 | £26.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.35 % |
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 Education across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
