Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX, Sarbox) |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 314 | 271 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -43 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 326 | 445 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.415 % | 0.503 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.30 % | 10.84 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 142 | 155 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £410 | £389 |
| Average daily rate | £435 | £412 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.76 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £460 | £435 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £370 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.61 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 21 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.00 | £31.23 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.18 | £32.23 |
| % change on same period last year | -31.16 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.37 | £33.23 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.71 | £31.34 |
| % change on same period last year | -37.11 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3164 | 4106 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.028 % | 4.641 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1136 | 1409 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £370 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £397 | £418 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £425 | £444 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £358 | £366 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 359 | 364 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.93 | £22.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.69 | £24.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.48 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.45 | £26.07 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.79 | £23.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.83 % |
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 Sarbanes-Oxley across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Quality Assurance & Compliance category.