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.
| Selenium |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 223 | 235 | 270 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +12 | +35 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 457 | 454 | 299 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.782 % | 0.755 % | 0.542 % |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 8.540 % | 7.190 % | 5.402 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 319 | 277 | 177 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £360 | £363 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £250 | £225 | £263 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £500 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £275 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £23.25 | £37.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £23.25 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category | 5351 | 6314 | 5535 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 9.154 % | 10.50 % | 10.03 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3153 | 3549 | 2712 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £400 | £365 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £265 | £260 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £325 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 215 | 321 | 228 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £23.88 | £24.00 | £19.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £42.50 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.00 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
