 Quest TOAD |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 400 | 436 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +36 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 195 | 228 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.260 % | 0.231 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.362 % | 1.123 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 63 | 69 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £353 |
| Average daily rate | £396 | £377 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £402 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £327 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.00 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.03 | £28.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.27 | £28.17 |
| % change on same period last year | +18.12 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.51 | £28.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.41 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 14315 | 20302 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 19.08 % | 20.54 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4497 | 5900 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £364 | £373 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £399 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £413 | £424 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £348 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.92 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1003 | 1260 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.36 | £28.86 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.64 | £31.09 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.76 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.91 | £33.32 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.85 | £31.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.96 % |
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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing TOAD within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.
