| Military |
| 3 months to
1 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 335 | 409 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +74 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 225 | 255 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.357 % | 0.271 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.790 % | 0.591 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 34 | 62 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £326 | £348 |
| Average daily rate | £349 | £387 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £371 | £426 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £341 | £387 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.88 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 81 | 98 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.77 | £32.69 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.74 | £34.79 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.73 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.70 | £36.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.17 | £34.66 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.45 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 28479 | 43158 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 45.16 % | 45.94 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10174 | 15298 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £397 | £417 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £445 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.52 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £453 | £474 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.02 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1984 | 2798 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.18 | £24.84 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.82 | £26.67 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.45 | £28.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.29 | £26.57 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.73 % |
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 Military within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
