 Storage Area Network (SAN) |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 87 | 91 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1400 | 1490 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.759 % | 1.674 % |
| As % of the category below | 13.65 % | 11.83 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 413 | 415 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £369 | £389 |
| Average daily rate | £390 | £409 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.68 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £410 | £429 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £379 | £392 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.24 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 119 | 107 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.79 | £28.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.37 | £29.37 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.80 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.94 | £30.62 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.91 | £30.95 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.36 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10254 | 12596 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 12.88 % | 14.15 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2804 | 2892 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £357 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.88 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £343 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.76 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1342 | 1504 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.74 | £25.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.71 | £26.96 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.68 | £28.51 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.71 | £27.55 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.01 % |
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 SAN across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
