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.
| Telecommunications (Telecomms) |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 22 | 40 | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +18 | +6 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3424 | 2532 | 1871 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 5.857 % | 4.209 % | 3.390 % |
| As % of the General category | 12.94 % | 8.434 % | 7.061 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1251 | 935 | 637 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £213 | £225 | £188 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £331 | £340 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 146 | 157 | 144 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.00 | £28.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.29 | £11.20 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £44.50 | £41.05 | £39.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.00 | £32.75 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 26470 | 30022 | 26496 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 45.28 % | 49.91 % | 48.01 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15741 | 18001 | 14143 |
| Average daily rate | £430 | £500 | £475 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £300 | £288 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £375 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 755 | 902 | 843 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | £25.00 | £22.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.75 | £11.25 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £42.05 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
