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The table below looks at the demand for the Technical Consultant role in IT contracts within the Chester region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Technical Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Technical Consultant
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£389£410
% change on same period last year-5.29 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£42.50£40.90
% change on same period last year+3.91 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads187188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.264 %0.190 %
Daily rates quoted3220
Average minimum daily rate£313£247
Average daily rate£321£261
% change on same period last year+23.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£274
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted4515
Average minimum hourly rate£21.43£19.03
Average hourly rate£22.71£20.96
% change on same period last year+8.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.99£22.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.71£25.14
% change on same period last year-5.69 %
Technical Consultant CheshireTechnical Consultant
Cheshire

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.

Technical Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Technical Consultant across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Chester Technical Consultant Demand Trend

Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Technical Consultant across the Chester region.

Chester Technical Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Technical Consultant
Top 2 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited Technical Consultant in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Technical Consultant in their job title.

11 (50.00 %)Service Management
11 (50.00 %)ServiceCenter

Technical Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester region that cited Technical Consultant in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Technical Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Service Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (50.00 %)ServiceCenter