| Principal Engineer |
| 3 months to
20 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 515 | 601 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +86 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 16 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.022 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.027 % | 0.020 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £283 | £372 |
| Average daily rate | £283 | £392 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £283 | £413 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £283 | £419 |
| % change on same period last year | -32.33 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | £35.88 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.50 | £40.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.50 | £39.79 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.74 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 52503 | 78391 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 82.32 % | 85.29 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16974 | 24100 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £366 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.32 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £438 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5162 | 7172 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.23 | £23.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.69 | £25.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.84 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.14 | £26.74 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.38 | £24.43 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.32 % |
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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 Principal Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
