| Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 99 | 105 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 17 | 22 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.027 % | 0.024 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.611 % | 5.962 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £164 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £180 |
| % change on same period last year | +94.35 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £196 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £329 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.87 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.53 | £39.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.90 | £41.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -66.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £14.28 | £43.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.33 | £25.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -36.39 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 303 | 369 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.477 % | 0.395 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 88 | 103 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £258 |
| Average daily rate | £333 | £273 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £347 | £289 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £332 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 58 | 75 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.42 | £30.01 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.63 | £33.38 |
| % change on same period last year | -35.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.83 | £36.76 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.56 | £25.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.47 % |
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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 ITIL Certification across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
