 NUnit |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 321 | 383 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +62 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 291 | 256 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.373 % | 0.288 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.925 % | 3.252 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 107 | 118 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £395 | £371 |
| Average daily rate | £420 | £392 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £444 | £412 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £301 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.99 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 19 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.24 | £32.78 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.29 | £34.61 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.84 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £39.34 | £36.44 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.50 | £29.80 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.83 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7414 | 7872 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.512 % | 8.844 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2353 | 2318 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £373 | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.68 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £395 | £390 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £321 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.02 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 524 | 571 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.79 | £30.78 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.06 | £32.19 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.70 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.34 | £33.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.64 | £31.93 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.35 % |
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 NUnit across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
