 Spring Framework |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 72 | 77 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 183 | 121 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.235 % | 0.136 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.055 % | 6.711 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 100 | 71 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £485 | £492 |
| Average daily rate | £528 | £526 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.51 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £572 | £559 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £394 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +18.04 % |
| 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 | £33.75 | £41.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.95 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2272 | 1803 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.915 % | 2.026 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1185 | 832 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £413 | £460 |
| Average daily rate | £447 | £490 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.71 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £481 | £519 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 33 | 26 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.14 | £30.94 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.25 | £33.86 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.36 | £36.77 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.40 | £31.83 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.80 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Spring across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
