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.
| Investment Banking |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 31 | 10 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -21 | -2 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2950 | 6412 | 6239 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 4.984 % | 10.45 % | 11.33 % |
| As % of the General category | 11.03 % | 20.93 % | 23.60 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2263 | 4798 | 3971 |
| Average daily rate | £500 | £550 | £525 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £400 | £375 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £650 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £389 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 5 | 14 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.00 | £22.63 | £22.85 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.90 | £18.40 | £15.09 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.00 | £82.00 | £38.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.50 | £69.00 | £104.35 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 26737 | 30635 | 26441 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 45.17 % | 49.92 % | 48.02 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15885 | 18360 | 14057 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £500 | £475 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £300 | £288 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 765 | 923 | 841 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | £25.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £11.50 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £41.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
