| Application Support |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 137 | 137 |
| Rank change on same period last year | 0 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 378 | 560 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.504 % | 0.567 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.274 % | 1.317 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 179 | 232 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £364 | £387 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £410 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £436 | £433 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £306 | £313 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 21 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.80 | £22.38 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.90 | £24.61 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.19 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.00 | £26.83 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.91 | £20.32 |
| % change on same period last year | +37.33 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 29663 | 42535 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 39.54 % | 43.03 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12541 | 15833 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £408 | £426 |
| Average daily rate | £438 | £455 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.65 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £468 | £484 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1576 | 2120 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.67 | £24.40 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.26 | £26.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.85 | £27.87 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Applications Support across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.