 IBM WebSphere |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 77 | 70 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1494 | 1814 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.902 % | 2.050 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.846 % | 8.426 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 484 | 561 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £391 | £387 |
| Average daily rate | £415 | £411 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.03 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £440 | £436 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £391 | £403 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 57 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £43.18 | £34.97 |
| Average hourly rate | £45.33 | £36.87 |
| % change on same period last year | +22.93 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £47.48 | £38.77 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £39.45 | £37.94 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.97 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 19042 | 21528 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 24.24 % | 24.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6220 | 6398 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £361 | £371 |
| Average daily rate | £387 | £394 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £413 | £418 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £354 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1083 | 1322 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.62 | £29.47 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.34 | £31.40 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.98 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.06 | £33.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.32 | £31.52 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.54 % |
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 WebSphere across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.
