| Games |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 7 | 7 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 23 | 35 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.031 % | 0.035 % |
| As % of the category below | 25.84 % | 25.36 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 30 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £263 | £281 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £284 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £288 | £288 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £354 | £308 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.96 | £21.35 |
| % change on same period last year | +40.35 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 89 | 138 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.119 % | 0.140 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 25 | 68 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £307 | £309 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £314 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £342 | £320 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £8.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £9.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £10.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Games across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
