 Consultant |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 8 | 7 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 427 | 357 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.548 % | 0.401 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.79 % | 10.61 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 127 | 85 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £394 | £389 |
| Average daily rate | £417 | £402 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.60 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £440 | £415 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £430 | £425 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £10.33 | £34.29 |
| Average hourly rate | £10.67 | £35.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -69.52 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £11.00 | £35.71 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.21 | £31.76 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3957 | 3364 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.077 % | 3.779 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1033 | 658 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £312 |
| Average daily rate | £357 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.70 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £340 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 431 | 312 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.14 | £20.91 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.03 | £22.15 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.48 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.93 | £23.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.48 | £25.12 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.53 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Consultant across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
