 X.500 |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 544 | 636 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +92 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 44 | 13 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.058 % | 0.014 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.428 % | 0.098 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £416 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £426 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.74 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £437 | £405 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £422 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.57 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £50.00 | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £50.00 | £52.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.76 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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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 X.500 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
