 Consultant |
| 3 months to
7 Jan 2009 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 11 | 13 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4014 | 6438 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 8.013 % | 8.056 % |
| As % of the category below | 9.130 % | 8.833 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1109 | 1720 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £409 | £424 |
| Average daily rate | £436 | £454 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £463 | £484 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £423 | £444 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 89 | 101 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £38.66 | £30.61 |
| Average hourly rate | £40.67 | £32.43 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £42.68 | £34.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £43.03 | £31.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +35.77 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 43963 | 72888 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 87.76 % | 91.21 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13819 | 21901 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £359 | £385 |
| Average daily rate | £384 | £409 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £409 | £433 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.06 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4213 | 6458 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.18 | £22.79 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.65 | £24.31 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.12 | £25.84 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.14 | £23.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.52 % |
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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
