 Open Workbench |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 576 | 605 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +29 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.023 % | 0.007 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.202 % | 0.065 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 14 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £355 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £423 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.15 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £370 | £495 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £423 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.15 % |
| 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 | 8929 | 9182 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.45 % | 10.32 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2464 | 2090 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £304 | £289 |
| Average daily rate | £324 | £307 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.60 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £325 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £297 | £287 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.43 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1706 | 1690 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.96 | £18.01 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.39 | £19.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.97 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.82 | £20.29 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.59 | £18.41 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.46 % |
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 Open Workbench across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
