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.
| Security Clearance |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 |  -6 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3344 | 3060 | 3393 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 5.721 % | 5.087 % | 6.148 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 33.13 % | 32.14 % | 39.83 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1664 | 1175 | 1328 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £375 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £220 | £213 | £215 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £513 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £365 | £330 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 212 | 234 | 217 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.63 | £17.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.10 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.00 | £41.40 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £32.00 | £17.60 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 10094 | 9521 | 8518 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 17.27 % | 15.83 % | 15.43 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5265 | 4539 | 3846 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £375 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £225 | £203 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £550 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 551 | 661 | 657 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.00 | £22.50 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.00 | £11.58 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £40.30 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £25.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
