| Degree |
| 3 months to
11 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 43 | 33 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -10 |  +27 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 17 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales | 0.818 % | 3.269 % | 1.561 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.469 % | 10.90 % | 5.519 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| Average daily rate | £381 | £400 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £366 | £215 | £286 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £396 | £450 | £405 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £36.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 162 | 156 | 308 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales | 33.13 % | 30.00 % | 28.28 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 57 | 63 | 125 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £375 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £188 | £130 | £260 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £550 | £456 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 39 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.92 | £23.75 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £29.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
