| Desktop Analyst |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 114 | 126 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.011 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.270 % | 0.063 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £180 | £136 |
| % change on same period last year | +32.49 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £8.80 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £9.50 | £20.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -52.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £10.20 | £20.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.89 | £17.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.54 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2961 | 3153 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.941 % | 3.196 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 722 | 681 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £328 |
| Average daily rate | £346 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £367 | £362 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 272 | 429 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.61 | £22.58 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.13 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.66 | £26.26 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.50 | £25.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.09 % |
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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 Desktop Analyst across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
