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.
| PMI Certification |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 200 | 181 | 235 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -19 |  +54 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 536 | 628 | 362 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.906 % | 1.023 % | 0.657 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 5.202 % | 6.486 % | 4.251 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 345 | 425 | 223 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £515 | £448 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £294 | £375 | £275 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £625 | £625 | £645 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £425 | £450 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Average hourly rate | £38.00 | £35.00 | £51.25 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £27.50 | £25.30 | £48.25 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £41.50 | £47.55 | £57.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £38.00 | £36.00 | £51.25 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 10303 | 9682 | 8515 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 17.41 % | 15.78 % | 15.46 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5369 | 4613 | 3867 |
| Average daily rate | £380 | £375 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £225 | £205 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £550 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 566 | 663 | 646 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.00 | £22.32 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.00 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
