| Legal |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 129 | 97 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -32 | -19 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 91 | 53 | 145 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London | 1.061 % | 1.311 % | 1.800 % |
| As % of the General category | 1.506 % | 1.980 % | 2.715 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 62 | 22 | 51 |
| Average daily rate | £440 | £370 | £351 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £325 | £185 | £220 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £450 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.00 | £19.00 | £22.75 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.40 | £14.00 | £20.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £33.00 | £22.50 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £23.75 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 6042 | 2677 | 5340 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the City of London | 70.44 % | 66.20 % | 66.28 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3917 | 1483 | 2595 |
| Average daily rate | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £625 | £600 | £625 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 54 | 67 | 180 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.25 | £19.50 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.03 | £14.00 | £14.10 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.50 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £26.75 | £27.00 |
| % 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 Legal across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
