Microsoft Project |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 48 | 60 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 49 | 36 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.065 % | 0.036 % |
| As % of the category below | 16.96 % | 14.46 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £249 | £290 |
| Average daily rate | £259 | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £270 | £330 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.34 | £24.03 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.46 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 289 | 249 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.385 % | 0.252 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 73 | 41 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £257 | £232 |
| Average daily rate | £273 | £252 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.40 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £289 | £272 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £299 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 44 | 38 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.14 | £23.63 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.33 | £24.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -29.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.52 | £25.45 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.01 | £18.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.13 % |
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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 MS Project across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.