 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 551 | 507 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -44 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 43 | 104 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.055 % | 0.117 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.227 % | 0.484 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 20 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £314 | £199 |
| Average daily rate | £329 | £214 |
| % change on same period last year | +53.86 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £343 | £228 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £311 | £281 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.69 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £32.50 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.25 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.00 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.25 | £35.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.57 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 18947 | 21508 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 24.31 % | 24.16 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6239 | 6448 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £359 | £370 |
| Average daily rate | £385 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £410 | £418 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1048 | 1311 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.76 | £29.77 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.43 | £31.69 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.10 | £33.61 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.40 | £31.83 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.80 % |
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 WAP across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
