 Short Message Service (SMS) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 62 | 69 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 7 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.007 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.286 % | 3.084 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £288 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £15.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £16.25 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £17.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.35 | £24.21 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.72 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 175 | 227 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.233 % | 0.230 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 51 | 33 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £323 | £309 |
| Average daily rate | £352 | £321 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.62 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £382 | £334 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 35 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.56 | £26.91 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.59 | £29.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.86 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.61 | £31.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
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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 SMS across the Wiltshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
