| Consultant |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 | +13 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 94 | 76 | 68 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales | 17.84 % | 15.20 % | 6.308 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 20.04 % | 16.34 % | 6.780 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 26 | 22 | 27 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £400 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £240 | £303 | £331 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £475 | £548 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £404 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £53.00 | £31.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.85 | £32.50 | £28.52 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 469 | 465 | 1003 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales | 88.99 % | 93.00 % | 93.04 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 184 | 126 | 301 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £188 | £212 | £275 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 37 | 58 | 115 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £17.50 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.20 | £10.00 | £11.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £21.30 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Consultant across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
