Note that 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.
| Consultant |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 |  -1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4398 | 4401 | 3874 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 7.431 % | 7.172 % | 7.036 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.029 % | 7.737 % | 7.654 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1924 | 1986 | 1537 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £430 | £413 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £300 | £275 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £575 | £550 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £425 | £406 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 44 | 49 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.25 | £35.00 | £32.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.50 | £12.60 | £20.90 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £62.00 | £70.00 | £43.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.00 | £35.00 | £32.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 54778 | 56882 | 50613 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 92.55 % | 92.70 % | 91.92 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30201 | 30929 | 24313 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £425 | £410 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £240 | £250 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2595 | 2925 | 2766 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.00 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £11.00 | £10.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £40.50 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
