The first table below looks at the demand for PPP skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited PPP over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Communications & Networking category for the West Midlands region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
Rank - 104 -
Contract jobs citing PPP 0 1 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands - 0.044% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category - 0.348% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £375 - £450
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Communications & Networking
West Midlands
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Communications & Networking category
240 287 282
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands 14.71% 12.76% 14.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 104 117
Average daily rate £283 £275 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.72% -11.29%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £143 £150 £155
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £422 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £315 £338 £325
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +3.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 38 44
Average hourly rate £19.50 £22.50 £24.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% -6.25%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £13.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £29.50 £35.00 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £21.50 £25.38 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-15.27% -7.72%
PPP
England

PPP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing PPP across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.

West Midlands PPP Jobs Demand Trend

PPP
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing PPP across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands PPP Daily Rate Trend

PPP
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing PPP across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands PPP Hourly Rate Trend