| Functional Consultant |
| 3 months to
15 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 319 | 356 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +37 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 275 | 324 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.392 % | 0.335 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.442 % | 0.367 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 52 | 67 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £395 | £497 |
| Average daily rate | £427 | £518 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.66 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £458 | £540 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £394 | £436 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.52 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 9 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £42.89 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £48.72 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £54.56 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.33 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 62170 | 88312 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 88.60 % | 91.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20074 | 26422 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £371 | £388 |
| Average daily rate | £396 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.01 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £422 | £438 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £354 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5732 | 7812 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.72 | £23.70 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.20 | £25.26 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.69 | £26.81 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.64 | £25.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.56 % |
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 Functional Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
