| Technical Consultant |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 283 | 282 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 118 | 216 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.156 % | 0.226 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.398 % | 0.526 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 60 | 78 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £447 | £412 |
| Average daily rate | £461 | £450 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.36 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £475 | £488 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £406 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.98 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £45.00 | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £47.50 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +18.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.81 | £42.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -24.49 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 29641 | 41048 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 39.08 % | 42.92 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12370 | 15159 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £408 | £427 |
| Average daily rate | £437 | £457 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.19 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £467 | £486 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1564 | 2059 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.75 | £24.32 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.36 | £26.01 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.98 | £27.71 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.39 | £25.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.63 % |
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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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
