| Senior Software Engineer |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 489 | 583 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +94 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 30 | 42 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.047 % | 0.045 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.057 % | 0.053 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £349 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £364 | £340 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.69 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.50 | £36.25 |
| Average hourly rate | £42.00 | £38.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £49.50 | £41.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £42.00 | £37.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 52250 | 79626 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 82.30 % | 85.32 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16864 | 24512 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £366 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £438 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5137 | 7273 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.14 | £23.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.59 | £25.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.04 | £26.74 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 Senior Software Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
