| Technical Specialist |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 84 | 89 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.074 % | 0.508 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £350 |
| Average daily rate | - | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £441 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +26.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £22.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.50 | £19.29 |
| % change on same period last year | +52.96 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1343 | 1574 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.790 % | 1.592 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 384 | 342 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £307 |
| Average daily rate | £349 | £323 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.78 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £363 | £340 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 208 | 185 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.77 | £26.38 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.78 | £27.36 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.71 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.78 | £28.33 |
| 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 Technical Specialist across the Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
