| Principal Consultant |
| 3 months to
10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 246 | 289 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +43 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.009 % | 0.026 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | - |
| Average daily rate | £500 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £600 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £450 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.64 % |
| 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 | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10913 | 15672 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 15.36 % | 15.84 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2841 | 4021 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £332 | £337 |
| Average daily rate | £353 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £374 | £373 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1271 | 2066 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.91 | £24.95 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.44 | £26.43 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.97 | £27.92 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.76 | £25.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.77 % |
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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 Principal Consultant across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
