Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
| Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 132 | 140 | 149 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +8 | +9 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 837 | 846 | 677 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 1.414 % | 1.379 % | 1.230 % |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 8.695 % | 8.254 % | 8.155 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 435 | 491 | 315 |
| Average daily rate | £339 | £355 | £338 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £235 | £263 | £218 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £475 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £320 | £325 | £315 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 38 | 43 | 49 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.00 | £28.00 | £21.25 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.55 | £12.10 | £15.30 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.15 | £42.50 | £37.30 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.25 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category | 9626 | 10250 | 8302 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 16.26 % | 16.70 % | 15.08 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5322 | 5445 | 3765 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £363 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £225 | £220 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 426 | 561 | 523 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £19.50 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.50 | £12.00 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £42.00 | £37.30 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.57 | £19.50 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
