 Apache Ant |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 257 | 233 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 431 | 618 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.568 % | 0.656 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.271 % | 7.574 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 158 | 164 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £398 | £384 |
| Average daily rate | £423 | £403 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £448 | £422 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £391 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 66 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £41.00 | £38.63 |
| Average hourly rate | £42.50 | £40.08 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.03 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £44.00 | £41.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £42.50 | £39.93 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.43 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 6873 | 8160 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.063 % | 8.656 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2208 | 2390 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £339 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £362 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £386 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £329 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.79 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 495 | 591 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.64 | £32.25 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.71 | £33.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.77 | £35.73 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.57 | £34.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.26 % |
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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Ant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
