 Publishing |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 232 | 255 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +23 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 490 | 483 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.629 % | 0.543 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.334 % | 1.159 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 154 | 120 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £316 | £289 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £309 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £361 | £328 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £332 | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.16 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 29 | 40 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.07 | £21.09 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.74 | £22.18 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.42 | £23.27 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.48 | £21.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.31 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 36744 | 41661 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 47.14 % | 46.80 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13464 | 14227 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £419 | £422 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £482 | £479 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2186 | 2062 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.94 | £24.34 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.71 | £25.93 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.84 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.48 | £27.52 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.69 | £26.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.22 % |
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 Publishing across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
