| Microsoft Consultant |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 380 | 437 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +57 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 21 | 31 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.028 % | 0.031 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.071 % | 0.073 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £356 | £394 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £416 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.78 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £444 | £438 |
| 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 | 29663 | 42535 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 39.54 % | 43.03 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12541 | 15833 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £408 | £426 |
| Average daily rate | £438 | £455 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.65 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £468 | £484 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1576 | 2120 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.67 | £24.40 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.26 | £26.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.85 | £27.87 |
| 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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
