| Design Engineer |
| 3 months to
8 Jan 2009 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 48 | 50 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.010 % | 0.011 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.840 % | 1.118 % |
| 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 | £373 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.25 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £35.25 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.25 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.21 | £34.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.67 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 595 | 805 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.193 % | 1.007 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 169 | 282 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £299 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £322 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £379 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 133 | 145 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.13 | £23.07 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.14 | £25.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.71 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.15 | £27.08 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.16 | £23.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.47 % |
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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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
