 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 15 | 12 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 13.64 % | 24.00 % |
| 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 | £388 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.50 | £12.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.25 | £16.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.30 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.00 | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.43 | £25.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.95 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 25 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.025 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £260 | £238 |
| Average daily rate | £287 | £275 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £314 | £313 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.31 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.42 | £11.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.21 | £15.73 |
| % change on same period last year | +60.28 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.00 | £20.09 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.81 | £28.60 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.75 % |
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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 SMTP across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Communications & Networking category.
