 IBM WebSphere |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 37 | 57 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +20 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 57 | 12 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.075 % | 0.013 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.61 % | 4.878 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £416 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £430 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.58 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £444 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £408 | £395 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.36 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £40.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £41.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £43.24 | £39.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 491 | 246 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.647 % | 0.257 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 68 | 31 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £314 | £214 |
| Average daily rate | £333 | £240 |
| % change on same period last year | +38.70 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £352 | £266 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 50 | 26 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.34 | £26.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.95 | £28.29 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.57 | £29.74 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.55 | £33.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.77 % |
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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 across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
