 Billing |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 108 | 109 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 19 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.019 % | 0.019 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.155 % | 1.599 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £399 | £365 |
| Average daily rate | £424 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.95 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £449 | £406 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £405 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.80 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £9.52 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £10.92 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £12.32 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.33 | £19.61 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.05 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1212 | 1188 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.613 % | 1.204 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 324 | 290 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £336 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £382 | £382 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £384 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 83 | 90 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.01 | £22.32 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.00 | £24.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.49 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.98 | £25.68 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.83 | £27.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.80 % |
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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 Billing across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
