| Apache Ant |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 208 | 223 | 235 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +15 | +12 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 173 | 76 | 215 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in London | 0.668 % | 0.460 % | 0.587 % |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 7.084 % | 6.032 % | 7.659 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 90 | 37 | 70 |
| Average daily rate | £500 | £385 | £425 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £330 | £240 | £350 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £546 | £485 | £578 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £350 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £47.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £30.25 | £36.25 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category | 2442 | 1260 | 2807 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in London | 9.427 % | 7.633 % | 7.660 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1338 | 563 | 1107 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £400 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £290 | £250 | £275 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £500 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £301 | £340 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 45 | 27 | 86 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £32.50 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £26.50 | £20.00 | £15.20 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £45.00 | £40.00 | £47.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £34.00 | £31.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ant across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
