 Spring Framework |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 92 | 140 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +48 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1191 | 916 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.528 % | 1.029 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.602 % | 4.447 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 487 | 396 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £424 | £408 |
| Average daily rate | £457 | £432 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.88 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £490 | £455 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £394 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +18.04 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 10 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.00 | £40.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.75 | £41.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.40 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.50 | £43.33 |
| 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 | 18039 | 20596 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 23.14 % | 23.14 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6087 | 6297 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £360 | £371 |
| Average daily rate | £385 | £395 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £411 | £419 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1005 | 1270 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.98 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.59 | £31.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.12 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.19 | £33.81 |
| 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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
