| Software Packaging |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 543 | 590 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +47 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 16 | 43 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.021 % | 0.044 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.096 % | 0.198 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 14 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £327 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | £343 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | £318 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 11 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.67 | £25.82 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.50 | £28.36 |
| % change on same period last year | -38.30 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.33 | £30.91 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £32.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -39.04 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 16597 | 21751 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 22.12 % | 22.01 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5677 | 6807 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £353 | £373 |
| Average daily rate | £379 | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.02 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £406 | £426 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 934 | 1365 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.47 | £31.01 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.79 | £33.51 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.10 | £36.01 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.78 | £33.23 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.32 % |
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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 Software Packaging across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
