 Consultant |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 11 | 12 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 187 | 287 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.261 % | 0.288 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.566 % | 8.424 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 33 | 49 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £355 | £372 |
| Average daily rate | £389 | £399 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.35 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £424 | £426 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £424 | £423 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.17 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.05 | £27.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -34.36 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.60 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.17 | £32.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.23 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2183 | 3407 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.050 % | 3.423 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 465 | 665 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £293 | £305 |
| Average daily rate | £316 | £321 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £340 | £337 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 172 | 236 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.80 | £19.10 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.04 | £20.32 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.40 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.29 | £21.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
