| Games |
| 3 months to
13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 233 | 318 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +85 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 434 | 439 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.614 % | 0.444 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.320 % | 0.944 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 137 | 134 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £333 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £349 | £366 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £307 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 40 | 31 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.99 | £19.46 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.26 | £21.62 |
| % change on same period last year | +35.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.54 | £23.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.09 | £17.32 |
| % change on same period last year | +56.39 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 32886 | 46504 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 46.50 % | 47.08 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12450 | 16639 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £409 | £417 |
| Average daily rate | £438 | £444 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £467 | £472 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2177 | 2732 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.97 | £24.66 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.72 | £26.54 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.45 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.46 | £28.41 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.07 | £26.79 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.77 % |
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 Games within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
