 Front Office |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 42 | 23 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -19 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2395 | 4705 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.192 % | 4.760 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.627 % | 9.931 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1263 | 2393 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £520 | £522 |
| Average daily rate | £559 | £563 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.63 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £598 | £603 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £439 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.93 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £38.00 | £32.08 |
| Average hourly rate | £41.25 | £36.08 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.31 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £44.50 | £40.08 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £7.50 | £17.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -57.14 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 36140 | 47376 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 48.17 % | 47.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13677 | 16935 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £415 | £419 |
| Average daily rate | £444 | £448 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £473 | £476 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2057 | 2302 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.89 | £25.14 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.66 | £26.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.80 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.43 | £28.61 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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 Front Office within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
