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.
| Time Management |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 216 | 214 | 257 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -2 |  +43 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 482 | 500 | 323 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.825 % | 0.831 % | 0.585 % |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.234 % | 1.244 % | 0.931 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 223 | 215 | 137 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £400 | £365 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £205 | £187 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £600 | £575 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £319 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 46 | 29 | 20 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.72 | £20.00 | £12.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.56 | £12.04 | £10.05 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.50 | £40.70 | £17.95 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.36 | £23.00 | £11.25 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category | 39065 | 40190 | 34705 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 66.83 % | 66.81 % | 62.88 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22448 | 22849 | 17437 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £438 | £413 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £275 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £588 | £600 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £375 | £348 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1270 | 1438 | 1236 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £29.00 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £13.50 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £45.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
