| Application Support |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 67 | 82 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.011 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.641 % | 0.175 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | - |
| Average daily rate | £350 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £306 | £313 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.33 | £34.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.67 | £34.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.56 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | £34.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.91 | £20.32 |
| % change on same period last year | +37.33 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1248 | 1718 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.663 % | 1.738 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 256 | 287 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £361 | £375 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £398 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.56 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £420 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 50 | 109 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.01 | £30.46 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.03 | £31.49 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.68 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.06 | £32.53 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Applications Support across the Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
