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.
| ISO/IEC 27001 |
| 3 months to 16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 393 | 465 | 386 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+72 | -79 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 186 | 116 | 153 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.314 % | 0.189 % | 0.278 % |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 4.242 % | 2.670 % | 4.653 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 92 | 56 | 85 |
| Average daily rate | £475 | £405 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £230 | £325 | £286 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £575 | £560 | £590 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £520 | £400 | £384 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.00 | - | £12.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.00 | - | £12.00 |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 4385 | 4345 | 3288 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 7.409 % | 7.081 % | 5.972 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2298 | 2374 | 1484 |
| Average daily rate | £413 | £450 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £250 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £600 | £575 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 230 | 226 | 217 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.72 | £22.50 | £16.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.60 | £40.00 | £36.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.43 | £27.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |