 PVCS (Polytron Version Control System) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 486 | 462 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 100 | 201 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.133 % | 0.203 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.476 % | 2.337 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 34 | 48 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.82 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £358 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £370 | £346 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.91 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 27 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.93 | £38.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.47 | £39.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.07 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.01 | £40.41 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £34.47 | £31.69 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.78 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 6773 | 8600 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.028 % | 8.701 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2237 | 2632 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £356 |
| Average daily rate | £360 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 481 | 600 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.97 | £32.62 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.02 | £34.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.42 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.07 | £36.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.89 | £34.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.63 % |
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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing PVCS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
