| System Accountant |
| 3 months to 21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 489 | 586 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +97 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 30 | 39 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.047 % | 0.042 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.057 % | 0.049 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 17 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £416 | £301 |
| Average daily rate | £420 | £324 |
| % change on same period last year | +29.95 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £425 | £346 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £450 | £421 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.82 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.00 | £28.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.75 | £29.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.50 | £30.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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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 Systems Accountant across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.