| Consultant |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 0 |  +1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 140 | 101 | 191 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 7.187 % | 6.838 % | 6.740 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.650 % | 7.443 % | 7.167 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 42 | 35 | 31 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £400 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £250 | £255 | £275 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £498 | £525 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £404 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | - | £26.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.85 | £32.50 | £28.52 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 1830 | 1357 | 2665 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 93.94 % | 91.88 % | 94.04 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 598 | 307 | 591 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £325 | £315 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £210 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £500 | £488 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 73 | 107 | 225 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.12 | £17.75 | £15.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.00 | £8.93 | £9.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £32.00 | £40.50 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
