| Support Analyst |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 43 | 48 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2585 | 2566 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.248 % | 2.883 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.563 % | 3.157 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 712 | 555 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £319 | £326 |
| Average daily rate | £344 | £347 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.93 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £369 | £367 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £235 | £249 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.70 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 594 | 538 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.05 | £18.30 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.13 | £19.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.21 | £20.02 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.39 | £17.89 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.37 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 72542 | 81284 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 91.15 % | 91.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22788 | 22841 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £385 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £412 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £439 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £364 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6200 | 6548 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.26 | £23.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.98 | £25.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.71 | £26.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.62 | £24.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.45 % |
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 Support Analyst across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
