| Software Programmer |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 548 | 615 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +67 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 23 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.023 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.019 % | 0.027 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £227 | £277 |
| Average daily rate | £247 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £267 | £327 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £247 | £303 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.45 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £32.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.67 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 62639 | 85738 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 83.49 % | 85.53 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21406 | 26624 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £380 | £391 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £416 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £441 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5411 | 7254 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.58 | £24.25 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.18 | £25.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.78 | £27.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.79 | £25.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.31 % |
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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 Software Programmer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
