| Application Support Analyst |
| 3 months to 14 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 146 | 116 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -30 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 66 | 87 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.095 % | 0.089 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.942 % | 1.346 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 40 | 34 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £292 | £404 |
| Average daily rate | £335 | £431 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.12 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £379 | £457 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £273 | £236 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £30.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.00 | £23.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -26.21 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7007 | 6464 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 10.08 % | 6.583 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3749 | 2656 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £406 | £445 |
| Average daily rate | £442 | £472 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £478 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £354 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 311 | 228 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.98 | £23.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.85 | £24.66 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.72 | £26.03 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.66 | £25.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.55 % |
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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 Analyst across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.