| Legal |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 40 | 79 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +39 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 57 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.076 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.197 % | 2.095 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £364 | £425 |
| Average daily rate | £384 | £438 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £404 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.93 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £10.00 | £22.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £10.50 | £22.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -52.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £11.00 | £22.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.57 | £23.33 |
| % change on same period last year | -28.98 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 792 | 716 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.054 % | 0.726 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 252 | 165 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £313 |
| Average daily rate | £358 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.31 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £378 | £348 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £384 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 30 | 37 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.19 | £24.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.67 | £27.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.14 | £29.23 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.83 | £27.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.80 % |
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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 Legal across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.
