| Design Engineer |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 91 | 132 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +41 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 38 | 29 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.051 % | 0.029 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.222 % | 0.645 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £383 |
| Average daily rate | £381 | £412 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £388 | £442 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £324 | £385 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.76 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £26.40 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £28.40 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £30.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.45 | £35.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.75 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3109 | 4496 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.138 % | 4.558 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 773 | 1364 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £333 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £354 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.53 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £374 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 230 | 420 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.56 | £29.61 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.26 | £30.84 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.10 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.95 | £32.07 |
| 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 Design Engineer across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
