Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 547 | 561 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 47 | 50 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.060 % | 0.056 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.614 % | 0.585 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 17 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £223 | £170 |
| Average daily rate | £234 | £180 |
| % change on same period last year | +29.86 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £244 | £190 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £323 | £166 |
| % change on same period last year | +94.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 21 | 16 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.28 | £17.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.66 | £17.66 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.04 | £18.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.59 | £14.81 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.98 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7660 | 8552 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.827 % | 9.607 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2458 | 2386 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £335 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £357 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.56 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £379 | £383 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.04 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 777 | 902 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.96 | £23.85 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.60 | £25.37 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.92 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.25 | £26.89 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.84 | £25.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.03 % |
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 MOS across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.