| IBM MQSeries Integrator (MQSI) |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 558 | 602 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +44 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 21 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.018 % | 0.024 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.127 % | 0.170 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £417 | - |
| Average daily rate | £467 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £517 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £450 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 11006 | 12367 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 14.12 % | 13.89 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3172 | 2999 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £363 | £357 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £377 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £412 | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1105 | 1236 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.69 | £21.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.34 | £23.05 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.99 | £24.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.66 | £22.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.39 % |
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 MQSI across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.
