 Project Management |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 17 | 18 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5265 | 5654 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 6.615 % | 6.354 % |
| As % of the category below | 13.44 % | 13.73 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2155 | 1931 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £405 | £402 |
| Average daily rate | £431 | £428 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.85 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £458 | £453 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £397 | £385 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.22 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 167 | 216 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.76 | £28.78 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.97 | £30.55 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.89 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.18 | £32.32 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.53 | £29.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 39166 | 41194 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 49.21 % | 46.29 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13881 | 13088 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £390 | £395 |
| Average daily rate | £417 | £419 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £443 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £386 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.88 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2258 | 2315 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.91 | £27.65 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.02 | £29.40 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.30 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.13 | £31.16 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.86 | £29.40 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.85 % |
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 Project Management across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
