| Business Consultant |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 122 | 153 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +31 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.012 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.283 % | 0.328 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 10 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £396 | £386 |
| Average daily rate | £407 | £422 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £457 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £429 | £438 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £50.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £50.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £51.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £50.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3179 | 4574 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.195 % | 4.556 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 796 | 1441 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £342 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £361 | £367 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.62 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 229 | 460 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.12 | £28.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.73 | £29.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.34 | £30.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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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 a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Consultant across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
