 Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 500 | 503 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 72 | 120 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.092 % | 0.135 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.708 % | 0.958 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 18 | 19 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £324 | £313 |
| Average daily rate | £349 | £324 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £373 | £335 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £364 | £324 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £39.10 | £33.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £43.05 | £37.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £47.00 | £41.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £43.94 | £32.17 |
| % change on same period last year | +36.61 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10163 | 12531 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 13.04 % | 14.08 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2762 | 2902 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £335 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £377 | £380 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £343 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1327 | 1505 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.61 | £25.29 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.60 | £26.86 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.94 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.60 | £28.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.63 | £27.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
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 IPsec across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
