 Market Risk |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 315 | 327 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 330 | 341 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.423 % | 0.383 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.014 % | 1.791 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 169 | 152 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £552 | £521 |
| Average daily rate | £606 | £554 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.52 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £661 | £586 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £305 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 19 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.37 | £61.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.16 | £65.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -46.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.95 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £95.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 16385 | 19040 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 21.02 % | 21.39 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5957 | 6810 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £452 | £475 |
| Average daily rate | £487 | £510 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.51 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £522 | £546 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1362 | 1166 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.17 | £23.48 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.36 | £25.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.56 | £27.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.96 | £25.02 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.25 % |
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 Market Risk across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
