| 3G |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 63 | 24 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -39 |  +97 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 17 | 82 | 4 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 1.125 % | 4.767 % | 0.122 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 7.798 % | 28.67 % | 1.067 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Average daily rate | £123 | £200 | £333 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £300 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.50 | £32.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 218 | 286 | 375 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 14.43 % | 16.63 % | 11.42 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 79 | 65 | 83 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £325 | £301 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £226 | £215 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £500 | £447 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 35 | 28 | 70 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £22.00 | £23.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.75 | £12.25 | £12.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £37.50 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| % 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 3G across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
