 Telecommunications (Telecomms) |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 31 | 24 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3185 | 4109 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.055 % | 4.645 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.597 % | 9.933 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 836 | 1000 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £345 | £311 |
| Average daily rate | £365 | £328 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.45 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £386 | £345 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £321 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 266 | 246 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.70 | £22.84 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.35 | £24.26 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.62 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.01 | £25.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.43 | £23.72 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.21 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 37047 | 41369 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 47.16 % | 46.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13577 | 14043 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £420 | £421 |
| Average daily rate | £452 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £483 | £478 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £391 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2212 | 2054 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.85 | £24.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.63 | £25.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.41 | £27.45 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.58 | £25.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.55 % |
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 Telecoms across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
