 IBM WebSphere |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 34 | 27 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 13 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.349 % | 16.25 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £283 | £430 |
| Average daily rate | £317 | £460 |
| % change on same period last year | -31.15 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £490 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £391 | £404 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.45 % |
| 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 | £39.45 | £38.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.80 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 63 | 80 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.081 % | 0.090 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20 | 31 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £244 | £318 |
| Average daily rate | £258 | £340 |
| % change on same period last year | -24.30 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £272 | £363 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £33.81 | £24.29 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.00 | £26.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +42.30 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.19 | £27.71 |
| 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 WebSphere across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
