| Degree |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 52 | 52 | 66 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 0 |  +14 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 26 | 32 | 68 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire | 1.704 % | 2.097 % | 1.939 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 18.06 % | 13.11 % | 16.75 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £350 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £317 | £310 | £248 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £443 | £410 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.50 | £25.00 | £15.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.10 | £23.00 | £10.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.90 | £27.00 | £15.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £27.75 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 144 | 244 | 406 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Yorkshire | 9.436 % | 15.99 % | 11.58 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 60 | 65 | 108 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £325 | £338 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £226 | £135 | £236 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £486 | £472 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 14 | 15 | 47 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.00 | £26.75 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £17.80 | £12.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.97 | £33.00 | £30.52 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Degree across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
