| Software Consultant |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 101 | 122 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +21 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.085 % | 0.029 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | £275 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £288 |
| % change on same period last year | +30.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £348 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| 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 | £35.00 | £31.67 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.52 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2344 | 3468 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.124 % | 3.460 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 538 | 682 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £292 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £317 | £317 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.03 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £341 | £334 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 156 | 207 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.32 | £19.42 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.36 | £20.57 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.55 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.41 | £21.73 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.79 | £25.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.31 % |
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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 Software Consultant across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
