| Consultant |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -1 | -2 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 674 | 651 | 1476 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 9.036 % | 8.703 % | 9.826 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.967 % | 9.571 % | 10.67 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 269 | 181 | 333 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £400 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £250 | £300 | £337 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £543 | £550 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £404 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 21 | 14 | 24 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.85 | £27.50 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £11.65 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £41.75 | £50.06 |
| 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 | 6762 | 6802 | 13836 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 90.66 % | 90.94 % | 92.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2351 | 1690 | 3103 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £340 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £210 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 631 | 717 | 1743 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.88 | £21.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.46 | £10.00 | £10.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £42.50 | £40.00 |
| 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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
