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.
| Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 84 | 107 | 135 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +23 | +28 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1214 | 1044 | 747 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 2.077 % | 1.735 % | 1.354 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 13.24 % | 13.46 % | 11.58 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 587 | 477 | 296 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £340 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £180 | £205 | £188 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £301 | £300 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 154 | 178 | 150 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.25 | £21.47 | £18.63 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.63 | £12.15 | £12.36 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £40.00 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £26.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 9171 | 7759 | 6451 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 15.69 % | 12.90 % | 11.69 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4160 | 3539 | 2637 |
| Average daily rate | £365 | £350 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £225 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £325 | £308 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 614 | 779 | 699 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £25.00 | £21.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.00 | £12.00 | £13.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £41.50 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.75 | £27.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
