 Financial |
| 3 months to 13 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 3 | 3 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14742 | 16380 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 18.85 % | 17.78 % |
| As % of the category below | 39.93 % | 37.98 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5917 | 5895 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £412 | £402 |
| Average daily rate | £442 | £426 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.72 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £471 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £389 | £389 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.08 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 450 | 524 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.73 | £26.10 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.76 | £27.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.37 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.79 | £29.52 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.26 | £28.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.68 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 36915 | 43125 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 47.20 % | 46.81 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13514 | 14709 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £419 | £421 |
| Average daily rate | £451 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.16 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £482 | £478 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.57 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2188 | 2137 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.88 | £24.18 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.66 | £25.77 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.44 | £27.35 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.66 | £25.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.71 % |
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 Finance across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
