| Desktop Analyst |
| 3 months to 10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 173 | 149 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 33 | 44 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.046 % | 0.044 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.458 % | 0.673 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12 | 10 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £207 | £220 |
| Average daily rate | £221 | £234 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £235 | £248 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £187 | £161 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.73 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 13 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.86 | £20.23 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.46 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.79 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.14 | £22.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.90 | £15.48 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.71 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7198 | 6535 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 10.13 % | 6.604 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3887 | 2676 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £407 | £444 |
| Average daily rate | £443 | £472 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £479 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 315 | 235 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.77 | £22.97 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.61 | £24.27 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.40 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.45 | £25.57 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.76 | £25.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.77 % |
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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 Desktop Analyst across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.