| Legal |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 55 | 56 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +1 |  0 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 1.260 % | 0.620 % | 1.331 % |
| As % of the General category | 2.778 % | 1.567 % | 4.061 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Average daily rate | £220 | £425 | £360 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £22.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £23.75 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
General category | 396 | 319 | 394 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 45.36 % | 39.53 % | 32.78 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 127 | 100 | 110 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £400 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £138 | £205 | £213 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £475 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 26 | 31 | 19 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £20.00 | £17.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £12.90 | £8.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £32.55 | £34.77 | £27.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.00 | £26.75 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Legal across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
