 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 125 | 110 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1024 | 1208 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.304 % | 1.365 % |
| As % of the category below | 9.286 % | 9.784 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 221 | 183 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £294 | £272 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £289 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.56 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £332 | £305 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £284 | £282 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.76 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 252 | 267 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.81 | £19.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.35 | £20.43 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.89 | £21.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.81 | £20.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.35 % |
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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 Exchange Server 2003 across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
