 Publishing |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 115 | 121 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 7 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.007 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.578 % | 0.589 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £263 | - |
| Average daily rate | £268 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £273 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £304 | £295 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.00 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.67 | £10.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.12 | £15.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +140.79 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.57 | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.30 | £23.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.38 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1212 | 1188 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.613 % | 1.204 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 324 | 290 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £336 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £382 | £382 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £384 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 83 | 90 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.01 | £22.32 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.00 | £24.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.49 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.98 | £25.68 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.83 | £27.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.80 % |
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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 Publishing across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
