Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
| Microsoft Project |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 77 | 94 | 71 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +17 |  -23 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1286 | 1193 | 1200 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 2.173 % | 1.944 % | 2.179 % |
| As % of the Applications category | 16.37 % | 15.22 % | 17.94 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 799 | 696 | 578 |
| Average daily rate | £365 | £375 | £363 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £210 | £225 | £205 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £575 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £343 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 46 | 39 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.75 | £25.00 | £19.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.14 | £14.75 | £10.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.00 | £48.75 | £50.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.50 | £17.08 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Applications category | 7857 | 7840 | 6690 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 13.28 % | 12.78 % | 12.15 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4042 | 3875 | 2923 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £330 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £180 | £180 | £158 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £575 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £310 | £310 | £255 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 779 | 901 | 817 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.50 | £16.00 | £15.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.70 | £10.48 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.00 | £35.00 | £30.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.50 | £16.00 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
