 Series 60 (S60) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 558 | 638 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +80 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 27 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.036 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.154 % | 0.074 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £251 | £420 |
| Average daily rate | £286 | £452 |
| % change on same period last year | -36.69 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £321 | £484 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £286 | £511 |
| % change on same period last year | -44.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | £39.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.08 | £40.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.99 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £39.17 | £42.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.50 | £40.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.24 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 17514 | 22973 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 23.34 % | 23.24 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5868 | 6997 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £352 | £372 |
| Average daily rate | £378 | £398 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £405 | £424 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 967 | 1398 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.29 | £30.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.64 | £33.41 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.31 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.98 | £35.92 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.78 | £33.23 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.32 % |
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 Series 60 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
