| Technical Specialist |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 61 | 56 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.474 % | 0.414 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £333 |
| Average daily rate | - | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £367 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £428 | £340 |
| % change on same period last year | +26.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.75 | £18.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +58.66 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 844 | 725 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.113 % | 0.769 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 229 | 172 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £358 | £349 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £425 | £404 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 122 | 64 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.51 | £21.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.60 | £22.38 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.69 | £23.26 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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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 Technical Specialist across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
