 Apache Ant |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 123 | 121 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 20 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.027 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.231 % | 4.348 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £293 | £380 |
| Average daily rate | £307 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.32 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £321 | £391 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £388 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £42.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £48.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £42.50 | £39.63 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.24 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 321 | 391 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.428 % | 0.396 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 68 | 80 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £311 | £278 |
| Average daily rate | £331 | £292 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.63 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £351 | £305 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 40 | 40 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.74 | £27.65 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.09 | £29.90 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.74 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.44 | £32.16 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.89 | £34.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.63 % |
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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 Ant across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
