| Technical Consultant |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 70 | 73 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.531 % | 0.315 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £410 | £365 |
| Average daily rate | £418 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £427 | £365 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £406 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.98 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £21.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £21.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £21.00 |
| 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 | 1319 | 1589 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.739 % | 1.662 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 261 | 260 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £358 | £377 |
| Average daily rate | £387 | £396 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.17 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £415 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 56 | 108 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.68 | £30.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.78 | £31.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.88 | £32.86 |
| 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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
