| Legal |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 54 | 65 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.493 % | 0.236 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | - |
| Average daily rate | £350 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £381 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.31 % |
| 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 | £16.61 | £21.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.42 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 609 | 849 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.812 % | 0.859 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 168 | 220 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £292 | £307 |
| Average daily rate | £312 | £324 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.69 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £331 | £341 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 9 | 14 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.28 | £29.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.27 | £30.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -28.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.25 | £32.11 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.78 | £27.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
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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 Legal across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
