| Technical Consultant |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 76 | 83 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.464 % | 0.858 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £267 | £421 |
| Average daily rate | £333 | £430 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.48 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £439 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £397 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.00 % |
| 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 | £16.50 | £47.09 |
| % change on same period last year | -64.96 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1292 | 1748 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.722 % | 1.744 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 480 | 712 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £357 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £383 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.07 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £409 | £364 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 158 | 189 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.25 | £24.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.39 | £25.21 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.69 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.54 | £26.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.79 | £25.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.31 % |
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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 Consultant across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
