| Microsoft Consultant |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 494 | 560 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +66 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 68 | 60 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.090 % | 0.064 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.106 % | 0.075 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 32 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £363 | £368 |
| Average daily rate | £398 | £388 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.49 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £408 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £396 | £364 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.80 % |
| 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 | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 63872 | 80323 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 84.22 % | 85.20 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21073 | 23956 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £380 | £394 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £419 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £433 | £445 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5574 | 6600 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.97 | £24.72 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.59 | £26.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.10 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.20 | £27.76 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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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 Microsoft Consultant across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
