| Business Consultant |
| 3 months to 5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 83 | 84 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.009 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.417 % | 0.474 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £600 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £600 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | +66.17 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £600 | £388 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £413 | £439 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.77 % |
| 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 | - | £50.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1677 | 1900 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.267 % | 1.874 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 506 | 369 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £348 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £368 | £347 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.95 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £389 | £365 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 199 | 287 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.39 | £20.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.79 | £22.34 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.42 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.20 | £23.96 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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 Business Consultant across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.