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.
| Service Level Agreement (SLA) |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 98 | 144 | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +46 |  -3 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1086 | 811 | 721 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 1.858 % | 1.348 % | 1.306 % |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 25.32 % | 19.14 % | 21.89 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 356 | 333 | 243 |
| Average daily rate | £303 | £325 | £290 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £155 | £105 | £117 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £485 | £508 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £255 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 140 | 105 | 121 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.75 | £14.25 | £13.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £9.18 | £9.60 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £22.50 | £40.00 | £23.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £14.00 | £12.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 4289 | 4238 | 3294 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 7.337 % | 7.045 % | 5.968 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2244 | 2313 | 1487 |
| Average daily rate | £413 | £450 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £250 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £600 | £575 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 227 | 224 | 220 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.72 | £27.50 | £15.75 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.00 | £40.00 | £36.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.35 | £30.00 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
