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 9001 |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 435 | 512 | 469 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +77 |  -43 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 144 | 69 | 67 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.243 % | 0.112 % | 0.122 % |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 3.284 % | 1.588 % | 2.038 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 83 | 42 | 28 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £338 | £308 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £190 | £207 | £256 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £595 | £450 | £404 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £381 | £338 | £305 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.00 | £33.75 | £23.75 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.70 | £31.25 | £15.13 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £23.45 | £37.00 | £28.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £13.00 | £33.75 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
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 | |
