 Consultant |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 7 | 4 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 73 | 119 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.097 % | 0.120 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.91 % | 12.31 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20 | 38 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £370 | £387 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £420 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £443 | £453 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £435 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £42.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.39 | £29.55 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.23 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 669 | 967 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.892 % | 0.978 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 164 | 207 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £307 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £331 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £354 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 56 | 137 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.13 | £16.39 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.41 | £17.40 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.70 | £18.42 |
| 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 Consultant across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
