Web Services |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 45 | 32 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 38 | 36 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.049 % | 0.040 % |
| As % of the category below | 9.383 % | 12.41 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £352 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.16 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £364 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 13 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.50 | £31.92 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.75 | £35.35 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.51 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.00 | £38.77 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.90 | £32.52 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 405 | 290 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.520 % | 0.326 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 76 | 47 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £243 |
| Average daily rate | £354 | £264 |
| % change on same period last year | +34.17 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £373 | £285 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 58 | 36 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.96 | £32.16 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.41 | £34.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.85 | £36.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.42 | £31.87 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.71 % |
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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 WebServices across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.