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.
| Internet |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 84 | 98 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +14 |  -17 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1237 | 1143 | 1119 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 2.090 % | 1.863 % | 2.032 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 13.35 % | 14.55 % | 17.36 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 624 | 582 | 540 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £350 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £220 | £250 | £198 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £500 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £305 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 88 | 117 | 95 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.75 | £18.00 | £15.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £10.50 | £12.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £40.50 | £36.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £20.00 | £15.30 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 9264 | 7856 | 6447 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 15.65 % | 12.80 % | 11.71 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4209 | 3569 | 2640 |
| Average daily rate | £368 | £350 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £220 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £325 | £310 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 611 | 777 | 700 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £21.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.50 | £12.00 | £13.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £41.25 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.75 | £27.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
