 Consultant |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 12 | 22 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +10 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 30 | 19 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.040 % | 0.019 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.475 % | 5.810 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £437 | £400 |
| Average daily rate | £453 | £415 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.04 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £469 | £430 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £435 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £9.50 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £9.50 | £27.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -65.45 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £9.50 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.39 | £29.55 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.23 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 354 | 327 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.472 % | 0.331 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 94 | 91 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £327 | £288 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £303 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.96 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £364 | £318 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 49 | 41 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.81 | £18.69 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.55 | £20.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.51 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.29 | £21.90 |
| 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 Consultant across the Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
