| Technical Manager |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 248 | 279 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +31 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 463 | 482 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.611 % | 0.511 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.675 % | 0.558 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 175 | 173 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £411 | £420 |
| Average daily rate | £435 | £442 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.64 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £459 | £464 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £436 | £418 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.33 | £35.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.00 | £39.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.67 | £44.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.00 | £41.63 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.72 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 68554 | 86361 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 90.40 % | 91.61 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21954 | 24993 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £431 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5870 | 6957 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.98 | £24.55 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.60 | £26.06 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.22 | £27.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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 Technical Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
