| Business Consultant |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 67 | 61 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.254 % | 0.502 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £550 | £445 |
| Average daily rate | £600 | £445 |
| % change on same period last year | +34.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £650 | £445 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £419 | £422 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.78 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £50.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 788 | 797 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.101 % | 0.801 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 238 | 173 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £357 |
| Average daily rate | £353 | £389 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.30 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £372 | £421 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 130 | 94 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.73 | £20.05 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.53 | £21.85 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.96 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.33 | £23.66 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
|
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 a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Consultant across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
