 HP LoadRunner |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 293 | 296 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 350 | 483 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.467 % | 0.489 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.168 % | 5.616 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 155 | 149 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £332 | £378 |
| Average daily rate | £352 | £399 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.91 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £371 | £421 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £319 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.38 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 13 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.25 | £40.23 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.06 | £43.77 |
| % change on same period last year | -24.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.88 | £47.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.50 | £41.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.73 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 6773 | 8600 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.028 % | 8.701 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2237 | 2632 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £356 |
| Average daily rate | £360 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 481 | 600 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.97 | £32.62 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.02 | £34.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.42 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.07 | £36.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.89 | £34.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.63 % |
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 LoadRunner within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
