 IBM MQSeries |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 225 | 260 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +35 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 23 | 35 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.031 % | 0.035 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.266 % | 1.242 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | £380 |
| Average daily rate | £394 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £404 | £408 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £386 | £407 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £45.00 | £51.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.72 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1817 | 2818 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.422 % | 2.851 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 403 | 598 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £341 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £361 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 274 | 347 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.46 | £23.43 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.30 | £24.84 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.85 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.14 | £26.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.28 | £23.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.44 % |
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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 MQSeries across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
