 IBM Customer Information Control System (CICS) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 478 | 457 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -21 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 108 | 206 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.144 % | 0.208 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.009 % | 1.558 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20 | 42 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £332 | £372 |
| Average daily rate | £349 | £401 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.93 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £366 | £429 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £421 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.93 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.75 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.63 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.50 | £32.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.63 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.46 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10708 | 13221 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 14.27 % | 13.38 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3168 | 3325 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £352 | £357 |
| Average daily rate | £376 | £378 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.52 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £399 | £399 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1125 | 1315 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.47 | £22.68 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.05 | £24.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.63 | £25.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.28 | £23.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.44 % |
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 CICS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
