Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
| Front Office |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 59 | 24 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -35 | -4 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1621 | 3390 | 3300 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 2.739 % | 5.524 % | 5.993 % |
| As % of the General category | 6.063 % | 11.07 % | 12.48 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1205 | 2624 | 2295 |
| Average daily rate | £575 | £585 | £550 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £414 | £475 | £450 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £675 | £675 | £650 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £450 | £400 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 5 | 8 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.00 | £50.00 | £18.73 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.50 | £41.00 | £16.15 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.00 | £57.50 | £78.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.50 | - | £18.70 |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 26737 | 30635 | 26441 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 45.17 % | 49.92 % | 48.02 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15885 | 18360 | 14057 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £500 | £475 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £300 | £288 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 765 | 923 | 841 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | £25.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £11.50 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £41.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
