| Technical Analyst |
| 3 months to 21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 71 | 85 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.846 % | 0.455 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £162 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £172 |
| % change on same period last year | +125.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £401 | £182 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £323 | £274 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.69 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.33 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £16.92 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £17.50 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.07 | £24.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.70 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1300 | 1759 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.716 % | 1.752 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 480 | 710 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £356 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £383 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £410 | £363 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 161 | 182 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.17 | £23.26 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.37 | £24.34 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.57 | £25.43 |
| 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 Technical Analyst across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.