 Web Services |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 67 | 67 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 203 | 168 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.260 % | 0.189 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.927 % | 9.318 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 100 | 99 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £468 |
| Average daily rate | £413 | £499 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £447 | £530 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £364 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | £28.75 |
| Average hourly rate | £41.67 | £31.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £43.33 | £33.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.90 | £32.52 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2274 | 1803 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.918 % | 2.026 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1189 | 839 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £412 | £461 |
| Average daily rate | £446 | £490 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.91 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £480 | £519 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.30 % |
| 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 | £32.42 | £31.87 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.71 % |
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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 WebServices across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
