| Microsoft Consultant |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 113 | 154 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +41 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 15 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.020 % | 0.009 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.483 % | 0.198 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £333 |
| Average daily rate | £348 | £379 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.24 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £371 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £396 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.24 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £37.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3106 | 4551 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.140 % | 4.604 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 773 | 1381 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £354 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £374 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 234 | 432 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.61 | £29.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.31 | £30.96 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.01 | £32.19 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Microsoft Consultant across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
