 Mainframes |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 171 | 190 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +19 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 709 | 726 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.891 % | 0.816 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.239 % | 3.829 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 193 | 165 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £381 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £408 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.96 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £423 | £436 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £385 | £404 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.70 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 29 | 38 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.03 | £33.39 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.09 | £34.70 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.14 | £36.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.19 | £33.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.45 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 16727 | 18959 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 21.02 % | 21.30 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6129 | 6760 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £454 | £475 |
| Average daily rate | £489 | £510 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £524 | £546 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.17 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1385 | 1163 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.16 | £23.32 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.33 | £25.08 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.95 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.51 | £26.83 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.97 | £24.71 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.01 % |
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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Mainframe across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
