| Legal |
| 3 months to 13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 151 | 223 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +72 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 96 | 67 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.136 % | 0.068 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.925 % | 0.990 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 24 | 23 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £396 | £483 |
| Average daily rate | £402 | £509 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.99 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £408 | £534 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £399 | £439 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.50 | £28.29 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.88 | £28.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -33.63 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.25 | £28.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.04 | £26.37 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.62 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 4987 | 6768 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.052 % | 6.851 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1392 | 1946 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | £362 |
| Average daily rate | £373 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.07 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £397 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £383 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 462 | 640 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.49 | £25.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.27 | £27.12 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.58 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.06 | £28.83 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.07 | £26.79 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.77 % |
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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 Legal across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.