| Consultant |
| 3 months to
16 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +7 |  -7 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 55 | 40 | 120 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham | 14.55 % | 8.621 % | 12.78 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.99 % | 9.456 % | 13.87 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 25 | 15 | 42 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £450 | £473 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £239 | £353 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £490 | £559 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £404 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £50.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.85 | £32.50 | £28.52 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 344 | 423 | 865 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham | 91.01 % | 91.16 % | 92.12 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 144 | 145 | 241 |
| Average daily rate | £310 | £306 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £200 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £460 | £515 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 29 | 38 | 125 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.50 | £17.50 | £15.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £11.00 | £10.25 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.00 | £35.00 | £32.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.60 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly 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.
