 Microsoft Office Excel |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 26 | 33 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3648 | 3498 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.644 % | 3.954 % |
| As % of the category below | 40.78 % | 38.40 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1033 | 830 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £301 | £302 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £320 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.08 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £339 | £338 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £281 | £276 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.85 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 689 | 641 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.02 | £17.82 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.60 | £19.02 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.19 | £20.23 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.12 | £17.39 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.24 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8946 | 9110 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.39 % | 10.30 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2492 | 2053 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £305 | £291 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £308 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £326 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £299 | £286 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.51 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1666 | 1673 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.30 | £18.08 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.76 | £19.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.21 | £20.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.20 | £18.49 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.58 % |
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 MS Excel across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
