| Change Analyst |
| 3 months to
7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 50 | 65 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 7 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.010 % | 0.007 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.962 % | 0.564 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £160 | £298 |
| Average daily rate | £190 | £308 |
| % change on same period last year | -38.36 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £220 | £318 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £273 | £280 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.43 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £12.33 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £12.67 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £13.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.63 | £14.21 |
| % change on same period last year | +31.03 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 728 | 1241 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.035 % | 1.253 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 193 | 211 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £291 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £321 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £348 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 22 | 59 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.55 | £22.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.66 | £24.56 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.77 | £26.13 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.69 | £25.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Change Analyst across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
