| Consultant |
| 3 months to
18 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +7 |  -5 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 168 | 132 | 316 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 11.31 % | 7.621 % | 9.602 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.38 % | 8.538 % | 10.44 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 67 | 52 | 83 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £450 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £275 | £215 | £325 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £575 | £571 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £404 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.85 | £32.50 | £28.52 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 1357 | 1546 | 3028 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 91.38 % | 89.26 % | 92.01 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 494 | 445 | 748 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £303 | £340 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £175 | £200 | £188 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 172 | 190 | 421 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.25 | £15.00 | £17.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.25 | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.00 | £34.50 | £35.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
