 Government |
| 3 months to
5 Jan 2009 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 20 | 23 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2928 | 3834 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.785 % | 4.762 % |
| As % of the category below | 12.76 % | 10.42 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1032 | 1159 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £371 |
| Average daily rate | £408 | £404 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £439 | £437 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £396 | £412 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.98 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 224 | 261 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.67 | £24.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.02 | £26.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.77 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.37 | £27.53 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.58 | £25.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.53 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 22941 | 36793 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 45.33 % | 45.70 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8008 | 12901 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £388 | £416 |
| Average daily rate | £416 | £444 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.42 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £443 | £473 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £377 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1558 | 2300 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.15 | £24.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.74 | £26.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.32 | £28.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.82 | £26.27 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.07 % |
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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Government within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
