| .NET Consultant |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 567 | 631 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +64 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 21 | 18 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.028 % | 0.019 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.031 % | 0.021 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £318 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £339 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.42 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £361 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £321 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.40 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | £33.40 |
| Average hourly rate | £42.50 | £35.20 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.73 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £45.00 | £37.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £42.50 | £35.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.56 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 68554 | 86361 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 90.40 % | 91.61 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21954 | 24993 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £431 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5870 | 6957 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.98 | £24.55 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.60 | £26.06 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.22 | £27.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing .NET Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
