| Microsoft Consultant |
| 3 months to 16 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 520 | 576 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +56 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 52 | 47 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.067 % | 0.053 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.073 % | 0.058 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 25 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £360 | £361 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £380 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £449 | £398 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £401 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.26 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 70906 | 81323 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 90.97 % | 91.37 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22277 | 22948 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | £393 |
| Average daily rate | £410 | £418 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £438 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6088 | 6503 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.15 | £23.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.87 | £25.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.02 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.58 | £26.59 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.48 | £25.12 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.53 % |
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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Microsoft Consultant across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
