 Health |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 88 | 140 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +52 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1374 | 972 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.726 % | 1.092 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.659 % | 2.335 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 380 | 280 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £333 |
| Average daily rate | £355 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £369 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.73 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 121 | 79 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.24 | £19.94 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.38 | £21.12 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.97 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.53 | £22.30 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.26 | £20.51 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.69 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 37551 | 41634 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 47.18 % | 46.79 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13735 | 14194 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £420 | £422 |
| Average daily rate | £451 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £483 | £478 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2221 | 2071 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.88 | £24.21 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.65 | £25.79 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.42 | £27.37 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.63 | £25.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.93 % |
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 Health across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
