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.
| Project Management |
| 3 months to 16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 10 | 14 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 | +1 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 5615 | 5919 | 4486 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 9.487 % | 9.646 % | 8.147 % |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.20 % | 14.44 % | 12.95 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3271 | 3552 | 2324 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £275 | £251 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £625 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 123 | 141 | 109 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.00 | £32.00 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.50 | £16.50 | £15.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £47.50 | £55.00 | £47.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.39 | £31.50 | £22.87 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Processes & Methodologies category | 39542 | 40992 | 34637 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 66.81 % | 66.80 % | 62.91 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22721 | 23308 | 17347 |
| Average daily rate | £403 | £440 | £413 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £275 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £585 | £600 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1277 | 1463 | 1258 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £29.00 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.00 | £13.50 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |