| Technical Analyst |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 249 | 231 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 392 | 605 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.523 % | 0.612 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.623 % | 0.717 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 122 | 202 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £361 | £404 |
| Average daily rate | £381 | £429 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £401 | £453 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £307 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 58 | 46 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.66 | £25.07 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.20 | £26.28 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.74 | £27.48 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.14 | £29.31 |
| % change on same period last year | -34.69 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 62967 | 84384 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 83.93 % | 85.37 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21223 | 25739 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £380 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.70 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5392 | 6927 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.06 | £24.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.68 | £26.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.61 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.30 | £27.73 |
| 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 Analyst across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
