 Back Office |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 120 | 104 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 22 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.022 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.329 % | 1.885 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £290 | £396 |
| Average daily rate | £303 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £315 | £438 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £388 | £428 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.31 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £12.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.44 | £23.45 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.32 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1217 | 1167 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.622 % | 1.164 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 372 | 308 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £336 |
| Average daily rate | £357 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.02 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £386 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.31 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 72 | 103 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.33 | £23.20 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.52 | £24.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.64 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.71 | £26.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.03 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.86 % |
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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 Back Office across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
