| Firewall |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 44 | 48 | 62 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +4 | +14 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 34 | 41 | 67 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 2.274 % | 2.392 % | 2.034 % |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 15.96 % | 14.39 % | 17.72 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16 | 19 | 21 |
| Average daily rate | £280 | £350 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £228 | £262 | £190 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £337 | £525 | £325 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £375 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.00 | £36.00 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.50 | £29.30 | £17.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £29.85 | £36.90 | £32.38 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.00 | £22.50 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category | 213 | 285 | 378 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 14.25 % | 16.63 % | 11.48 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 75 | 64 | 85 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £325 | £301 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £215 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £388 | £500 | £444 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 33 | 26 | 71 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.00 | £22.00 | £23.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.75 | £12.10 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £36.00 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| % 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 Firewall across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
