Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) |
| 3 months to 15 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 54 | 40 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 28 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.029 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.586 % | 13.15 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £400 |
| Average daily rate | - | £443 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £486 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £378 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.70 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 15 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.29 | £27.58 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.29 | £27.84 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.29 | £28.10 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.70 | £31.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.14 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 116 | 213 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.165 % | 0.220 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 41 | 61 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £374 |
| Average daily rate | £316 | £405 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £333 | £436 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £331 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 41 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.81 | £30.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.43 | £30.74 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.04 | £31.20 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.79 | £32.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.85 % |
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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 SOAP across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.