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.
| Quest TOAD |
| 3 months to 21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 418 | 400 | 382 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-18 | -18 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 161 | 183 | 160 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.275 % | 0.304 % | 0.290 % |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 1.424 % | 1.467 % | 1.384 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 99 | 84 | 75 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £375 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £260 | £288 | £275 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £475 | £490 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £350 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.00 | £36.25 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.00 | £39.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Database & Business Intelligence category | 11305 | 12475 | 11561 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 19.34 % | 20.74 % | 20.95 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6484 | 6959 | 5750 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £400 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £260 | £260 | £238 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £529 | £550 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £340 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 260 | 395 | 412 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.50 | £32.50 | £28.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £16.50 | £15.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £45.00 | £42.73 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.50 | £32.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |