Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 479 | 356 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -123 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 107 | 353 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.143 % | 0.357 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.689 % | 1.687 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £217 | £393 |
| Average daily rate | £247 | £399 |
| % change on same period last year | -38.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £277 | £405 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £247 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | -31.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 35 | 152 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.97 | £36.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.69 | £37.95 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.68 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.41 | £39.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.73 | £37.92 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.51 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 15522 | 20930 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 20.69 % | 21.18 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5740 | 7609 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £446 | £471 |
| Average daily rate | £480 | £505 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £514 | £539 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1318 | 1462 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.39 | £26.69 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.40 | £28.45 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.42 | £30.21 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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 Field-Programmable Gate Array within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.