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.
| Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) |
| 3 months to 16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 28 | 33 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+5 | +7 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3167 | 2864 | 2132 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 5.351 % | 4.667 % | 3.872 % |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.009 % | 6.987 % | 6.155 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1578 | 1375 | 952 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £350 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £188 | £180 | £155 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £325 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 263 | 269 | 222 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.00 | £16.35 | £15.68 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.28 | £10.50 | £11.06 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.40 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.00 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Processes & Methodologies category | 39542 | 40992 | 34637 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 66.81 % | 66.80 % | 62.91 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22721 | 23308 | 17347 |
| Average daily rate | £403 | £440 | £413 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £275 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £585 | £600 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1277 | 1463 | 1258 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £29.00 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.00 | £13.50 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |