Security Clearance |
| 3 months to 13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 16 | 28 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4949 | 4274 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 6.998 % | 4.327 % |
| As % of the category below | 12.94 % | 8.658 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1413 | 1254 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £358 | £355 |
| Average daily rate | £384 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £410 | £402 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £370 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.36 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 626 | 493 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.36 | £28.10 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.91 | £29.66 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.45 | £31.21 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.55 | £30.42 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.70 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 38250 | 49367 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 54.09 % | 49.97 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13525 | 16271 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | £385 |
| Average daily rate | £411 | £409 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £438 | £433 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £377 | £371 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.83 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2597 | 3268 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.50 | £28.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.27 | £29.95 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.04 | £31.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.42 | £29.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.81 % |
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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Security Cleared within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.