 Spring Framework |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 97 | 73 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 45 | 90 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.058 % | 0.101 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.448 % | 8.014 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 37 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £370 | £342 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £389 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £394 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +18.04 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.75 | £41.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.95 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 826 | 1123 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.060 % | 1.262 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 166 | 249 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £295 | £318 |
| Average daily rate | £317 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £340 | £346 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 103 | 117 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.46 | £27.13 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.22 | £29.61 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.98 | £32.09 |
| 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 Spring across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
