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.
| Local Government |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 390 | 452 | 327 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +62 |  -125 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 189 | 129 | 222 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.319 % | 0.210 % | 0.403 % |
| As % of the General category | 0.707 % | 0.421 % | 0.840 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 107 | 59 | 100 |
| Average daily rate | £330 | £363 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £196 | £198 | £219 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £486 | £500 | £487 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £360 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 18 | 46 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.41 | £15.50 | £23.75 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.25 | £11.00 | £15.51 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £28.40 | £41.50 | £48.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.41 | £15.50 | £25.68 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 26737 | 30635 | 26441 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 45.17 % | 49.92 % | 48.02 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15885 | 18360 | 14057 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £500 | £475 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £300 | £288 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 765 | 923 | 841 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | £25.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £11.50 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £41.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
