| Microsoft Consultant |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 105 | 124 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +19 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.050 % | 0.072 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £285 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £315 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £396 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.24 % |
| 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 | £37.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2005 | 2764 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.673 % | 2.796 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 461 | 703 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £348 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £370 | £360 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.76 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £393 | £382 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 380 | 529 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.90 | £29.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.56 | £31.01 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.21 | £32.60 |
| 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 Microsoft Consultant across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
