 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 122 | 109 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 965 | 1118 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.238 % | 1.256 % |
| As % of the category below | 9.366 % | 9.635 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 198 | 176 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £291 | £276 |
| Average daily rate | £311 | £292 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £330 | £308 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £286 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 240 | 237 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.02 | £19.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.63 | £20.93 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.24 | £22.13 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.08 | £21.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.27 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10303 | 11603 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 13.22 % | 13.04 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3066 | 2886 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £365 | £357 |
| Average daily rate | £389 | £377 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.15 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £398 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1055 | 1163 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.67 | £21.94 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.31 | £23.26 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.95 | £24.58 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.66 | £22.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.39 % |
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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 Exchange Server 2003 across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
