 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 92 | 59 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -33 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 51 | 69 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.065 % | 0.078 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.907 % | 12.02 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £307 | £175 |
| Average daily rate | £314 | £188 |
| % change on same period last year | +67.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £322 | £200 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £286 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.00 | £17.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.92 | £18.33 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.85 | £19.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.08 | £21.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.27 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 645 | 574 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.828 % | 0.645 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 154 | 111 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £356 | £292 |
| Average daily rate | £380 | £304 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £404 | £317 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 69 | 53 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.27 | £19.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.11 | £20.68 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.58 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.95 | £21.93 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.66 | £22.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.39 % |
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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 Exchange Server 2003 across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
