| Consultant |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 18 | 9 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -9 |  +6 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3122 | 3014 | 5978 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 6.966 % | 8.246 % | 7.789 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.611 % | 9.009 % | 8.373 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1251 | 1003 | 1628 |
| Average daily rate | £420 | £425 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £298 | £325 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £404 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 82 | 43 | 110 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.25 | £30.00 | £28.52 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £21.03 | £12.10 | £12.20 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.00 | £46.83 | £50.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.85 | £32.50 | £28.52 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 41022 | 33456 | 71396 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 91.53 % | 91.53 % | 93.02 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19205 | 11019 | 22579 |
| Average daily rate | £403 | £375 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £213 | £240 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £600 | £550 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2409 | 2833 | 6349 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.19 | £11.00 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £38.00 | £37.50 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
