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.
| Borland StarTeam |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 546 | 550 | 505 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +4 |  -45 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 31 | 28 | 34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.053 % | 0.047 % | 0.062 % |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 0.579 % | 0.443 % | 0.614 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 8 | 14 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £268 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £173 | £250 | £203 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £420 | £299 | £333 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £268 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £38.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - | £38.50 |
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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 |
