 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 134 | 121 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 419 | 547 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.538 % | 0.615 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.570 % | 10.01 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 116 | 95 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £317 | £280 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £298 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £359 | £316 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £281 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.63 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 94 | 118 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.03 | £18.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.61 | £19.96 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.28 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.20 | £20.93 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.12 | £20.95 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.81 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 4889 | 5467 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 6.272 % | 6.142 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1827 | 1635 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £374 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.65 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £431 | £415 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 375 | 486 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.17 | £22.09 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.88 | £23.36 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.47 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.59 | £24.64 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.73 | £22.67 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.23 % |
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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 Exchange Server 2003 across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
