| Support Analyst |
| 3 months to 21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 28 | 19 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 292 | 431 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.460 % | 0.462 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.061 % | 7.346 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 155 | 154 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £393 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £421 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £370 | £448 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £244 | £246 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.92 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 33 | 73 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.04 | £20.37 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.85 | £21.40 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.66 | £22.43 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.12 | £16.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.02 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 5770 | 5867 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.088 % | 6.287 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3026 | 2493 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £451 |
| Average daily rate | £433 | £477 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.07 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £467 | £503 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 267 | 232 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.85 | £22.62 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.72 | £23.87 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.56 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.60 | £25.13 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 Support Analyst across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.