| Solution Analyst |
| 3 months to
2 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 516 | 605 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +89 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 20 | 39 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.032 % | 0.042 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.036 % | 0.046 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 17 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £326 | £326 |
| Average daily rate | £341 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.45 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £356 | £388 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £341 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £10.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £10.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £11.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £10.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 54924 | 84848 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 88.25 % | 91.12 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 17215 | 25391 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £363 | £386 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £410 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £434 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5300 | 7586 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.03 | £23.19 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.48 | £24.74 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.10 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.92 | £26.29 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.10 | £24.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.88 % |
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 Solutions Analyst within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
