| System Designer |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 522 | 579 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +57 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 28 | 62 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.039 % | 0.062 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.047 % | 0.073 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 18 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £421 | £440 |
| Average daily rate | £437 | £458 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.54 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £454 | £476 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £396 | £482 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.50 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £42.50 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 59258 | 85192 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 82.78 % | 85.59 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19738 | 26381 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £401 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.32 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £427 | £439 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5325 | 7556 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.57 | £23.93 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.11 | £25.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.65 | £27.07 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Designer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
