 Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) |
| 3 months to
10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 542 | 546 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 17 | 120 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.024 % | 0.121 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.179 % | 0.893 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £200 | £200 |
| Average daily rate | £215 | £248 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £230 | £295 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £215 | £248 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 17 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.00 | £36.24 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.75 | £38.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.50 | £41.47 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.75 | £38.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.13 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 9483 | 13444 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 13.35 % | 13.59 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2713 | 3485 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £343 | £345 |
| Average daily rate | £362 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.19 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £382 | £378 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.78 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1237 | 1873 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.25 | £26.56 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.97 | £28.63 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.69 | £30.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.43 | £28.95 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.27 % |
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 WCDMA within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
