 Equities |
| 3 months to
15 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 148 | 99 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -49 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 774 | 1535 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.103 % | 1.587 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.211 % | 7.549 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 503 | 731 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £490 | £496 |
| Average daily rate | £534 | £536 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £578 | £575 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | £436 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.58 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.92 | £31.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.25 | £32.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 14854 | 20335 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 21.17 % | 21.03 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5670 | 7038 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £432 | £464 |
| Average daily rate | £465 | £497 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £497 | £530 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £349 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1217 | 1630 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.90 | £23.64 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.74 | £25.53 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.81 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.58 | £27.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.03 | £26.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.88 % |
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 Equities within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
