 Signaling System 7 (SS7) |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 533 | 601 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +68 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 55 | 48 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.073 % | 0.051 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.535 % | 0.361 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 14 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £259 | £371 |
| Average daily rate | £314 | £408 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £369 | £446 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £311 | £463 |
| % change on same period last year | -32.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £50.00 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £50.00 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.00 | £47.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £50.00 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10283 | 13303 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 13.56 % | 14.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2823 | 3227 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £358 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £388 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £341 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1224 | 1649 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.05 | £25.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.70 | £27.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.35 | £29.61 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.58 | £28.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.35 % |
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 SS7 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
