 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 62 | 69 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 44 | 52 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.056 % | 0.058 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.50 % | 11.79 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £179 | £307 |
| Average daily rate | £181 | £319 |
| % change on same period last year | -43.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £183 | £331 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £281 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.63 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 14 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.83 | £15.79 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.33 | £16.46 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £17.83 | £17.14 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.12 | £20.95 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.81 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 419 | 441 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.538 % | 0.495 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 53 | 67 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £289 | £294 |
| Average daily rate | £309 | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £328 | £326 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 30 | 51 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.24 | £17.38 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.62 | £18.64 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.10 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.00 | £19.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.73 | £22.67 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.23 % |
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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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
