 IBM MQSeries |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 175 | 157 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 40 | 38 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.053 % | 0.038 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.317 % | 4.822 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 34 | 13 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £443 | £462 |
| Average daily rate | £470 | £502 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £497 | £542 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £386 | £407 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.03 % |
| 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 | £45.00 | £51.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.72 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1206 | 788 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.608 % | 0.797 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 593 | 303 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £413 |
| Average daily rate | £404 | £437 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £433 | £460 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 82 | 54 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.38 | £20.44 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.89 | £21.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +23.93 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.40 | £22.95 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.28 | £23.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.44 % |
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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 MQSeries across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
