Spring Framework |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 148 | 173 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +25 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 114 | 125 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.146 % | 0.140 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.547 % | 3.017 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 37 | 58 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £437 | £326 |
| Average daily rate | £447 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.96 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £458 | £341 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £394 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +18.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £44.00 | £43.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £44.00 | £43.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £44.00 | £43.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.75 | £40.95 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.58 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3214 | 4143 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.124 % | 4.655 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 835 | 963 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £342 | £317 |
| Average daily rate | £362 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.73 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £354 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 297 | 402 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.33 | £33.95 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.68 | £35.26 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.65 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.03 | £36.58 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.42 | £31.87 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.71 % |
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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 Spring across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.