 Investment Banking |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 22 | 15 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3986 | 7853 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.313 % | 7.945 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.03 % | 16.58 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2230 | 4017 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £467 | £475 |
| Average daily rate | £504 | £509 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.97 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £541 | £543 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.16 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 29 | 51 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.78 | £29.10 |
| Average hourly rate | £43.77 | £31.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +38.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £46.75 | £34.30 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.00 | £24.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +45.83 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 36140 | 47376 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 48.17 % | 47.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13677 | 16935 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £415 | £419 |
| Average daily rate | £444 | £448 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £473 | £476 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2057 | 2302 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.89 | £25.14 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.66 | £26.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.80 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.43 | £28.61 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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 Investment Banking within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
