 Content Management System (CMS) |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 138 | 188 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +50 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 907 | 723 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.155 % | 0.817 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.225 % | 5.856 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 281 | 183 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £312 | £290 |
| Average daily rate | £334 | £303 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £357 | £317 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £305 | £316 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 61 | 48 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.09 | £25.64 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.18 | £28.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.27 | £30.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.46 | £21.67 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.17 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 11027 | 12347 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 14.04 % | 13.96 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3182 | 2977 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £363 | £355 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £413 | £395 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £367 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.08 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1113 | 1250 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.67 | £21.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.29 | £22.89 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.91 | £24.18 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.65 | £22.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.13 % |
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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing CMS across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
