 IBM WebSphere |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 42 | 81 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +39 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 74 | 40 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.095 % | 0.045 % |
| As % of the category below | 14.20 % | 7.576 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £380 | £323 |
| Average daily rate | £415 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | +22.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £450 | £352 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £391 | £404 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.45 % |
| 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 | £39.45 | £38.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.80 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 521 | 528 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.668 % | 0.593 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 77 | 100 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £298 | £322 |
| Average daily rate | £324 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.08 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £353 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 24 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.61 | £20.93 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.68 | £22.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +39.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.74 | £24.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.40 | £31.83 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.80 % |
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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 WebSphere across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
