| PRINCE2 Certification |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 144 | 186 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +42 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 874 | 738 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.113 % | 0.834 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.46 % | 8.635 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 362 | 277 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £387 | £388 |
| Average daily rate | £411 | £405 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £435 | £423 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £409 | £384 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.69 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 25 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.90 | £38.88 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.81 | £41.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.73 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.72 | £44.30 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.89 | £40.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -28.08 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7629 | 8547 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.712 % | 9.661 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2498 | 2397 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £344 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.53 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 755 | 906 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.48 | £23.71 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.12 | £25.26 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.55 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.75 | £26.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.29 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.43 % |
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 PRINCE2 Certification across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
