| Security Clearance |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +1 |  0 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 124 | 101 | 197 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales | 23.53 % | 20.20 % | 18.27 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 65.96 % | 64.33 % | 64.38 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 54 | 36 | 89 |
| Average daily rate | £329 | £475 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £186 | £242 | £300 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £561 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £388 | £380 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 33 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £40.00 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.00 | £27.99 | £22.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.74 | £46.40 | £42.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.00 | £32.25 | £33.83 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 188 | 157 | 306 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales | 35.67 % | 31.40 % | 28.39 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 74 | 61 | 120 |
| Average daily rate | £326 | £400 | £365 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £180 | £130 | £268 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £559 | £463 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 9 | 44 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £22.50 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.50 | £13.75 | £15.97 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £21.35 | £40.90 | £41.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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 Security Cleared across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
