| Exchange Specialist |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 557 | 565 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 37 | 46 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.047 % | 0.052 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.052 % | 0.057 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 18 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £423 | £393 |
| Average daily rate | £443 | £416 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.58 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £464 | £439 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £358 | £340 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.25 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.75 | £22.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.25 | £24.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +81.81 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 70924 | 81306 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 90.99 % | 91.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22289 | 22890 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £410 | £418 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.69 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £438 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.70 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6083 | 6544 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.19 | £23.65 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.90 | £25.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.61 | £26.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.32 % |
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 Specialist across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
