| WebSphere Consultant |
| 3 months to
4 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 410 | 455 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +45 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 27 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.027 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.040 % | 0.062 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £425 | £490 |
| Average daily rate | £463 | £535 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | £580 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £481 | £469 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.51 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 29656 | 43594 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 39.96 % | 43.62 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12688 | 16384 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £406 | £424 |
| Average daily rate | £436 | £453 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.82 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £465 | £482 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1640 | 2270 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.79 | £23.97 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.45 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.11 | £27.41 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.87 | £25.62 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.81 % |
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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 WebSphere Consultant across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
