| IBM Lotus Notes |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 97 | 96 | 122 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -1 |  +26 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 0.592 % | 0.396 % | 0.637 % |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 3.886 % | 3.887 % | 6.478 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £425 | £289 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £405 | £425 | £230 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £445 | £505 | £348 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £250 | £345 | £285 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.12 | £17.25 | £18.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £16.00 | £14.75 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category | 386 | 283 | 494 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 15.23 % | 10.18 % | 9.841 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 167 | 89 | 98 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £325 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £220 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 23 | 26 | 69 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.81 | £22.50 | £21.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.50 | £13.00 | £15.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £27.85 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| 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 Lotus Notes across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
