| Support Consultant |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 372 | 330 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -42 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 202 | 360 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.267 % | 0.359 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.319 % | 0.419 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 65 | 86 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £377 | £360 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £389 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.31 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £434 | £417 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £362 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 14 | 39 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.03 | £16.52 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.70 | £18.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.66 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.37 | £19.48 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.52 | £17.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.09 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 63297 | 85877 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 83.53 % | 85.53 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21681 | 26543 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £379 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £415 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.42 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £441 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5405 | 7221 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.35 | £24.34 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.97 | £25.90 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.45 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.59 | £27.46 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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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 Support Consultant across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
