| Legal |
| 3 months to 28 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 104 | 152 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +48 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 31 | 12 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.041 % | 0.012 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.761 % | 0.585 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £480 | £316 |
| Average daily rate | £500 | £342 |
| % change on same period last year | +46.32 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £520 | £367 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £385 | £397 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.99 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.94 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £21.19 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.44 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.53 | £22.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.99 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1760 | 2050 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.342 % | 2.046 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 434 | 681 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £364 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £384 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.58 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £404 | £406 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.27 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 88 | 130 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.87 | £25.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.80 | £27.28 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.42 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.73 | £28.89 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.00 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.75 % |
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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 Legal across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.