| WebSphere Specialist |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 126 | 138 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.090 % | 0.153 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £450 | £450 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £474 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.01 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £450 | £498 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £458 | £457 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3334 | 3919 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.507 % | 3.865 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 779 | 880 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £339 | £343 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £357 | £360 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 422 | 410 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.09 | £21.02 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.04 | £22.64 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.00 | £24.27 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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 Specialist across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
