| Cisco Certification |
| 3 months to
15 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 55 | 39 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -16 |  +17 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 24 | 55 | 72 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 1.635 % | 3.097 % | 2.213 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 11.65 % | 20.00 % | 15.72 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16 | 8 | 29 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £260 | £320 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £194 | £221 | £295 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £350 | £343 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.50 | £38.75 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £25.20 | £23.90 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £23.30 | £42.75 | £32.65 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 206 | 275 | 458 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 14.03 % | 15.48 % | 14.07 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 85 | 90 | 152 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £325 | £301 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £246 | £215 | £160 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £525 | £438 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 23 | 40 | 53 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.25 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.10 | £13.00 | £14.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £27.25 | £42.50 | £37.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £28.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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 Cisco Certification across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
