 Consultant |
| 3 months to
10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 20 | 22 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2021 | 2919 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.845 % | 2.950 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.252 % | 6.873 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 655 | 950 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £428 | £434 |
| Average daily rate | £458 | £470 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.52 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £488 | £506 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £422 | £424 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.45 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 31 | 48 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £38.35 | £32.37 |
| Average hourly rate | £42.31 | £33.93 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £46.26 | £35.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.08 | £31.83 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.93 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 27870 | 42471 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 39.24 % | 42.92 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11573 | 15986 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £422 |
| Average daily rate | £429 | £451 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £458 | £479 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1595 | 2259 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.05 | £24.09 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.60 | £25.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.16 | £27.38 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.76 | £25.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.77 % |
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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 Consultant across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
