 Statistics |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 115 | 124 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.359 % | 1.020 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £240 | £200 |
| Average daily rate | £240 | £218 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £240 | £235 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.02 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.50 | £13.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.50 | £13.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +111.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.50 | £13.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.12 | £24.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.75 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 515 | 392 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.686 % | 0.397 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 100 | 54 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £294 | £314 |
| Average daily rate | £316 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £337 | £363 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 56 | 59 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.16 | £21.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.05 | £23.19 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.94 | £25.27 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.47 | £29.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.21 % |
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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 Statistics across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.
