| Business Manager |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 87 | 108 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +21 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 35 | 22 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.047 % | 0.022 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.181 % | 0.696 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £357 | £407 |
| Average daily rate | £366 | £446 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £484 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £451 | £442 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.07 % |
| 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 | - | £38.75 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2964 | 3161 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.951 % | 3.198 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 714 | 687 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £324 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £347 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.64 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £366 | £364 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 272 | 428 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.48 | £22.43 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.97 | £24.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.47 | £26.05 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Business Manager across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
