Macromedia FreeHand |
| 3 months to 6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 560 | 646 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +86 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 26 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.026 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.130 % | 0.227 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £200 | £175 |
| Average daily rate | £200 | £199 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.62 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £200 | £223 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £200 | £160 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.00 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.00 | £18.34 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.00 | £25.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.49 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8491 | 11442 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.86 % | 11.50 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2488 | 3241 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £302 | £312 |
| Average daily rate | £322 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.57 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £342 | £349 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £294 | £283 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1437 | 1978 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.42 | £18.38 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.64 | £19.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.85 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.86 | £21.22 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.39 | £19.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.13 % |
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 FreeHand within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.