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.
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| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 25 | 29 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +4 | +2 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3336 | 2965 | 2489 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 5.636 % | 4.832 % | 4.521 % |
| As % of the Application Development category | 22.00 % | 17.54 % | 16.12 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2020 | 1657 | 1267 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £325 | £290 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £200 | £188 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £500 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 105 | 144 | 99 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.75 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £14.50 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £42.10 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.88 | £28.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category | 15165 | 16901 | 15437 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 25.62 % | 27.54 % | 28.04 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8916 | 9814 | 8183 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £400 | £365 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £250 | £250 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £600 | £575 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £325 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 380 | 573 | 441 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.50 | £36.00 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.00 | £19.00 | £16.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £47.50 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.00 | £36.50 | £28.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
