 Web Services |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 50 | 56 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2121 | 2120 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.665 % | 2.382 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.98 % | 9.813 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 646 | 635 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £359 | £374 |
| Average daily rate | £382 | £396 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £405 | £418 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £359 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 80 | 99 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.67 | £30.15 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.15 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £39.63 | £34.86 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.96 | £32.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.84 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 19316 | 21604 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 24.27 % | 24.28 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6329 | 6463 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £360 | £371 |
| Average daily rate | £386 | £395 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £412 | £418 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1085 | 1321 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.65 | £29.66 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.36 | £31.60 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.08 | £33.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.29 | £31.74 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.73 % |
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 WebServices across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
