| Technical Consultant |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 59 | 62 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.007 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.133 % | 0.756 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £550 | £372 |
| Average daily rate | £600 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +61.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £650 | £372 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £385 | £406 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.98 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £55.00 | £48.06 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.43 % |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 753 | 926 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.052 % | 0.930 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 203 | 203 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £306 | £302 |
| Average daily rate | £318 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.78 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £329 | £328 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 104 | 55 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.74 | £21.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.43 | £22.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.84 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.12 | £24.28 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
|
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 Consultant across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
