| Application Support |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 38 | 55 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +17 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.270 % | 0.826 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £400 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £306 | £313 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.91 | £20.32 |
| % change on same period last year | +37.33 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 370 | 484 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.493 % | 0.490 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 102 | 94 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £353 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £378 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £403 | £386 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 89 | 149 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.42 | £31.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.28 | £32.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.69 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.13 | £32.97 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Applications Support across the Basingstoke region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
