 Mathematics (Maths) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 390 | 398 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 207 | 285 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.276 % | 0.288 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.334 % | 1.362 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 82 | 131 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £382 | £472 |
| Average daily rate | £432 | £512 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.53 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £482 | £551 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £301 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.54 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 30 | 20 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.67 | £29.93 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.92 | £31.60 |
| % change on same period last year | -33.80 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.17 | £33.28 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.98 | £32.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -35.76 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 15522 | 20930 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 20.69 % | 21.18 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5740 | 7609 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £446 | £471 |
| Average daily rate | £480 | £505 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £514 | £539 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1318 | 1462 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.39 | £26.69 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.40 | £28.45 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.42 | £30.21 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.44 | £29.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.30 % |
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 Mathematics within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
