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.
| Retailing |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 30 | 32 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 | +3 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2985 | 2873 | 2295 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 5.043 % | 4.682 % | 4.168 % |
| As % of the General category | 11.16 % | 9.378 % | 8.680 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1930 | 1684 | 1050 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £425 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £300 | £257 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £583 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £400 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 43 | 30 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £11.65 | £13.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £7.19 | £11.95 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £47.61 | £31.80 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £11.50 | £12.75 |
| % 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 | |
