 Manufacturing |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 208 | 198 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -10 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 552 | 790 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.736 % | 0.799 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.527 % | 1.668 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 78 | 121 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £389 | £386 |
| Average daily rate | £415 | £407 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.19 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £442 | £428 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £406 | £411 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 86 | 82 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.89 | £24.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.49 | £25.97 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.99 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.09 | £27.68 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.60 | £26.19 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.56 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 36140 | 47376 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 48.17 % | 47.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13677 | 16935 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £415 | £419 |
| Average daily rate | £444 | £448 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £473 | £476 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2057 | 2302 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.89 | £25.14 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.66 | £26.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.80 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.43 | £28.61 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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 Manufacturing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
