| WebSphere Specialist |
| 3 months to
3 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 494 | 583 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +89 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 43 | 48 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.069 % | 0.052 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.079 % | 0.057 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £428 | £466 |
| Average daily rate | £439 | £475 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.56 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £450 | £484 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £439 | £445 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.33 % |
| 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 | 54628 | 83525 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 88.21 % | 91.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 17099 | 25002 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £363 | £386 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £410 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £413 | £434 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.12 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5283 | 7454 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.05 | £23.18 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.49 | £24.72 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.98 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.94 | £26.27 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.16 | £23.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.40 % |
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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing WebSphere Specialist within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
