| Spreadsheets |
| 3 months to
10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 236 | 194 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -42 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 425 | 836 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.598 % | 0.845 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.017 % | 7.259 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 147 | 387 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £407 |
| Average daily rate | £361 | £434 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.86 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £387 | £461 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £227 | £268 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.24 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 62 | 72 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.85 | £15.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.09 | £16.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.99 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.33 | £17.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £12.99 | £15.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.17 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8472 | 11516 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.93 % | 11.64 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2460 | 3256 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £301 | £308 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £327 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £339 | £346 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £293 | £280 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.53 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1454 | 1982 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.65 | £18.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.87 | £19.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.09 | £21.28 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.53 | £19.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.07 % |
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 Spreadsheet within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.
