| Support Specialist |
| 3 months to 21 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 385 | 372 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 212 | 281 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.275 % | 0.310 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.303 % | 0.340 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 51 | 84 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £330 | £310 |
| Average daily rate | £349 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £369 | £334 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £280 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.46 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 33 | 28 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.47 | £22.02 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.18 | £23.66 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.19 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.89 | £25.31 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.48 | £24.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.39 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 70021 | 82731 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 90.90 % | 91.38 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22013 | 23343 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £382 | £393 |
| Average daily rate | £409 | £418 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £435 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £362 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6051 | 6651 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.09 | £23.85 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.79 | £25.33 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.49 | £26.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.40 | £25.34 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.66 % |
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 Specialist across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
