| Legal |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 67 | 64 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 21 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.028 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.200 % | 1.337 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £367 | - |
| Average daily rate | £375 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £401 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.87 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £10.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £10.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £11.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.41 | £26.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -38.81 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 500 | 374 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.659 % | 0.391 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 113 | 94 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £351 | £346 |
| Average daily rate | £371 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £391 | £390 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £386 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.87 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 56 | 19 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.55 | £19.45 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.45 | £21.90 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.20 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.36 | £24.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.46 | £26.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.94 % |
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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 Legal across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
