| Microsoft Exchange Server |
| 3 months to 19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 74 | 42 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-32 | +15 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 36 | 47 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 0.924 % | 2.437 % | 1.658 % |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 5.114 % | 14.06 % | 13.31 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £300 | £213 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £164 | £219 | £165 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £355 | £368 | £363 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £284 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £40.50 | £19.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.40 | £13.10 | £11.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.20 | £42.50 | £33.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.50 | £19.75 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Application Platforms category | 352 | 256 | 353 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 18.07 % | 17.33 % | 12.46 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 112 | 45 | 58 |
| Average daily rate | £310 | £350 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £181 | £225 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £450 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 40 | 27 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.25 | £39.50 | £16.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.05 | £14.00 | £11.80 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £27.50 | £42.50 | £37.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MS Exchange across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.