 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 450 | 456 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 139 | 201 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.183 % | 0.213 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.352 % | 1.511 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 14 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £284 | £319 |
| Average daily rate | £316 | £347 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.86 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £349 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.56 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 14 | 29 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.71 | £35.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.43 | £38.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £38.14 | £41.76 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.23 | £38.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.55 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10283 | 13303 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 13.56 % | 14.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2823 | 3227 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £358 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.06 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £388 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £341 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.74 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1224 | 1649 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.05 | £25.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.70 | £27.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.35 | £29.61 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.58 | £28.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.35 % |
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 UMTS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
