 Retailing |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 47 | 49 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2338 | 2463 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.976 % | 2.784 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.311 % | 5.954 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1046 | 948 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £393 | £383 |
| Average daily rate | £420 | £407 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £447 | £431 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £401 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.68 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 60 | 52 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.77 | £20.56 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.29 | £21.84 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.80 | £23.12 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.66 | £22.31 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.89 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 37047 | 41369 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 47.16 % | 46.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13577 | 14043 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £420 | £421 |
| Average daily rate | £452 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £483 | £478 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £391 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2212 | 2054 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.85 | £24.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.63 | £25.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.41 | £27.45 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.58 | £25.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.55 % |
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 Retail across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
