 Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 372 | 362 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -10 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 29 | 106 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.039 % | 0.107 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.603 % | 1.815 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 23 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £320 | £338 |
| Average daily rate | £333 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £345 | £382 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £272 | £275 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.08 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 11 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.80 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | £21.09 |
| % change on same period last year | +18.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.20 | £22.18 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.93 | £21.68 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.74 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 4812 | 5840 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 6.414 % | 5.908 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1857 | 1868 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £366 | £378 |
| Average daily rate | £391 | £401 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £416 | £424 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 405 | 473 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.40 | £23.47 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.65 | £24.91 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.06 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.90 | £26.34 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.28 | £23.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.44 % |
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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 Exchange Server 5.5 across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
