| Consultant |
| 3 months to
12 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -1 |  +10 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 215 | 258 | 295 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 8.631 % | 8.983 % | 5.806 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.235 % | 9.780 % | 6.287 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 92 | 98 | 82 |
| Average daily rate | £409 | £402 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £299 | £299 | £366 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £558 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £404 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.85 | £32.50 | £21.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.65 | £32.50 | £18.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £54.00 | £32.50 | £29.70 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.85 | £32.50 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 2328 | 2638 | 4692 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 93.46 % | 91.85 % | 92.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1019 | 771 | 1314 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £356 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £220 | £215 | £233 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £463 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 210 | 377 | 593 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.00 | £22.50 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £12.15 | £11.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.00 | £36.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.60 | £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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
