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.
| Publishing |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 203 | 254 | 205 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +51 |  -49 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 527 | 427 | 436 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.890 % | 0.696 % | 0.792 % |
| As % of the General category | 1.971 % | 1.394 % | 1.649 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 306 | 261 | 188 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £208 | £225 | £159 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £500 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £338 | £263 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 18 | 12 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £17.50 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.80 | £14.70 | £14.05 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £30.00 | £25.00 | £28.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.50 | £17.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 26737 | 30635 | 26441 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 45.17 % | 49.92 % | 48.02 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15885 | 18360 | 14057 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £500 | £475 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £300 | £288 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 765 | 923 | 841 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | £25.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £11.50 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £41.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
