| Technical Specialist |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 88 | 94 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.403 % | 0.053 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | - |
| Average daily rate | £331 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £363 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £411 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.63 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.55 | £26.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +36.62 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1490 | 1893 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.347 % | 2.028 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 362 | 518 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £335 | £321 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £383 | £356 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 133 | 136 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.03 | £20.91 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.40 | £22.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.83 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.77 | £23.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
