| Technical Manager |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 112 | 117 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 31 | 21 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.041 % | 0.021 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.877 % | 0.560 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £425 | £419 |
| Average daily rate | £437 | £427 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £449 | £435 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £415 | £415 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £32.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.88 | £34.86 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.68 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3534 | 3747 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.711 % | 3.791 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 819 | 800 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £346 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £364 | £353 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 421 | 363 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.71 | £21.12 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.79 | £22.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.86 | £24.30 |
| 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 Technical Manager across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
