| Murex Mx G2000 |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 574 | 569 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 84 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.007 % | 0.083 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.094 % | 1.163 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 41 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £600 | £633 |
| Average daily rate | £600 | £693 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.45 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £600 | £754 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 5320 | 7225 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.191 % | 7.125 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1364 | 1946 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £435 | £431 |
| Average daily rate | £469 | £461 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.86 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £504 | £491 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £443 | £425 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 151 | 200 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.33 | £25.08 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.86 | £27.43 |
| % change on same period last year | +19.82 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.39 | £29.78 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.03 | £26.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.75 % |
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 Murex MxG2000 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.
