 Project Manager |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 10 | 16 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6739 | 6543 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 8.579 % | 7.396 % |
| As % of the category below | 9.408 % | 8.093 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2930 | 2408 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £426 | £424 |
| Average daily rate | £452 | £448 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £479 | £472 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £417 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 101 | 142 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.60 | £36.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.08 | £39.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.55 | £41.47 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.73 | £38.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.80 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 71627 | 80847 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 91.19 % | 91.39 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22500 | 22674 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £385 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £412 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £440 | £442 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £364 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.33 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6139 | 6487 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.33 | £23.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.07 | £25.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.91 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.81 | £26.52 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.76 | £25.01 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.00 % |
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 Manager across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
