Microsoft Project |
| 3 months to 13 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 72 | 83 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1517 | 1693 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.940 % | 1.838 % |
| As % of the category below | 16.95 % | 17.82 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 639 | 606 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £326 | £313 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £363 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £305 | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.54 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 77 | 80 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.14 | £22.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.30 | £23.76 |
| % change on same period last year | +27.51 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.45 | £25.21 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.14 | £21.96 |
| % change on same period last year | +28.13 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 8952 | 9499 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.45 % | 10.31 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2490 | 2154 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £305 | £290 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £308 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.45 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £326 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £298 | £288 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.44 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1687 | 1758 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.24 | £17.91 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.69 | £19.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.87 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.14 | £20.19 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.12 | £18.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.98 % |
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 MS Project across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Applications category.