| Technical Consultant |
| 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 | 0.362 % | 0.163 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £220 |
| Average daily rate | - | £260 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £401 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.66 % |
| 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 | £25.75 | £43.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -40.84 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 828 | 1227 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.104 % | 1.241 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 197 | 274 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £290 | £307 |
| Average daily rate | £314 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £338 | £337 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 23 | 48 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.76 | £23.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.62 | £24.08 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.49 | £24.74 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Technical Consultant across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
