 Microsoft |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 16 | 13 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 88 | 57 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.113 % | 0.064 % |
| As % of the category below | 18.92 % | 16.24 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 18 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £264 | £217 |
| Average daily rate | £287 | £230 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.63 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £309 | £243 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £319 | £299 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 19 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.67 | £20.88 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.77 | £22.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.31 | £20.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.19 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 465 | 351 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.597 % | 0.394 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 126 | 108 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £349 | £336 |
| Average daily rate | £369 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.49 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £390 | £364 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 44 | 33 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.02 | £24.58 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.63 | £26.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.24 | £29.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.58 | £24.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.23 % |
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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.
These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Microsoft Corporation.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Microsoft across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.
