| Technical Consultant |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 323 | 262 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -61 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 316 | 463 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.405 % | 0.520 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.446 % | 0.569 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 76 | 150 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £411 | £416 |
| Average daily rate | £429 | £443 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £447 | £470 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £385 | £409 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.92 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £45.13 | £30.45 |
| Average hourly rate | £46.09 | £31.95 |
| % change on same period last year | +44.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £47.06 | £33.45 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.46 | £32.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.34 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 70924 | 81306 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 90.99 % | 91.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22289 | 22890 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £410 | £418 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.69 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £438 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £363 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.70 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6083 | 6544 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.19 | £23.65 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.90 | £25.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.61 | £26.55 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.10 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.32 % |
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 Technical Consultant across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
