| Data Analyst |
| 3 months to 13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 122 | 167 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +45 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 926 | 954 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.309 % | 0.966 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.477 % | 1.057 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 287 | 257 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £352 | £346 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.68 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £377 | £368 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £334 | £298 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 101 | 127 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.76 | £17.38 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.39 | £19.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.43 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.02 | £22.35 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.37 | £19.63 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.50 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 62685 | 90255 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 88.64 % | 91.37 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20306 | 27158 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £371 | £388 |
| Average daily rate | £396 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £422 | £437 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5743 | 7905 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.69 | £23.71 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.19 | £25.27 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.70 | £26.84 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.71 | £25.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.69 % |
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 Data Analyst within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.