 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 75 | 64 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1523 | 1898 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.914 % | 2.133 % |
| As % of the category below | 14.85 % | 15.07 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 364 | 380 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £315 | £322 |
| Average daily rate | £336 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £358 | £353 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £323 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 303 | 334 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.46 | £21.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.28 | £22.63 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.74 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.11 | £23.98 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.59 | £23.39 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.13 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10254 | 12596 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 12.88 % | 14.15 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2804 | 2892 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £337 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £357 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.88 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £343 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.76 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1342 | 1504 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.74 | £25.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.71 | £26.96 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.68 | £28.51 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.71 | £27.55 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.01 % |
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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing TCP/IP across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
