| Application Support |
| 3 months to
13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 50 | 61 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.006 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.688 % | 0.130 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £330 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £287 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.92 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £12.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £14.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.23 | £22.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.69 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 581 | 769 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.822 % | 0.778 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 117 | 176 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £345 |
| Average daily rate | £337 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.19 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £356 | £374 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 87 | 81 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.02 | £22.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.36 | £24.29 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.31 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.69 | £25.59 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.71 | £25.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.69 % |
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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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
