| Functional Consultant |
| 3 months to 1 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 323 | 378 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +55 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 223 | 274 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.354 % | 0.292 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.430 % | 0.342 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 70 | 73 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £374 | £494 |
| Average daily rate | £397 | £512 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.41 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £421 | £530 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £443 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £46.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £48.12 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.23 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £48.12 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 51839 | 80183 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 82.20 % | 85.35 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16701 | 24716 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £365 | £389 |
| Average daily rate | £390 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £416 | £437 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.46 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5072 | 7279 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.96 | £23.46 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.41 | £25.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.44 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.87 | £26.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.14 | £24.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.03 % |
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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 Functional Consultant across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.