| Programme Manager |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 149 | 174 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +25 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 848 | 927 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.130 % | 0.938 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.256 % | 1.023 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 386 | 351 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £555 | £513 |
| Average daily rate | £589 | £552 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.72 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £624 | £591 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £547 | £504 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.47 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 13 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £46.63 | £41.68 |
| Average hourly rate | £48.56 | £46.61 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.19 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.50 | £51.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £50.08 | £45.06 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.14 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 67526 | 90610 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 90.01 % | 91.67 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22121 | 26824 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £404 | £415 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.75 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £430 | £440 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5680 | 7267 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.08 | £24.52 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.72 | £26.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.88 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.36 | £27.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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 Programme Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.