| Software Engineer |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 57 | 60 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.001 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.122 % | 0.812 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | - |
| Average daily rate | £450 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £308 | £307 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.60 % |
| 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 | £36.71 | £34.19 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.35 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 821 | 1108 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.083 % | 1.175 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 189 | 248 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £304 | £305 |
| Average daily rate | £327 | £320 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.17 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £349 | £335 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 26 | 41 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.32 | £24.48 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.55 | £25.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.95 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.77 | £25.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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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 Software Engineer across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
