| Technical Consultant |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 37 | 46 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.639 % | 0.626 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | - |
| Average daily rate | £424 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £448 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £358 | £405 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.51 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £23.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.05 | £39.38 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.70 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 427 | 479 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.563 % | 0.508 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 97 | 100 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £314 | £289 |
| Average daily rate | £330 | £307 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £346 | £325 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 62 | 75 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.76 | £23.09 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.09 | £24.77 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.41 | £26.45 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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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 Technical Consultant across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
