 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 84 | 96 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 53 | 58 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.068 % | 0.065 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.25 % | 8.855 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £275 | £233 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £246 |
| % change on same period last year | +32.31 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £258 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £280 | £286 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 17 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.73 | £22.16 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.03 | £23.28 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.33 | £24.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.08 | £21.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.27 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 471 | 655 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.604 % | 0.736 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 83 | 137 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £331 | £326 |
| Average daily rate | £356 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £352 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 64 | 75 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.70 | £21.71 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.76 | £23.26 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.82 | £24.81 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.66 | £22.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.39 % |
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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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
