| Microsoft Consultant |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 99 | 123 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +24 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.043 % | 0.146 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £396 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.24 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2331 | 3425 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.107 % | 3.465 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 514 | 666 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £297 | £306 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £321 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £337 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 140 | 196 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.18 | £18.21 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.27 | £19.26 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.61 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.36 | £20.31 |
| 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 Microsoft Consultant across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
