| Technical Engineer |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 461 | 465 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 118 | 184 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.160 % | 0.181 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.191 % | 0.212 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 18 | 31 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £245 | £293 |
| Average daily rate | £266 | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.04 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £288 | £327 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £247 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | -26.16 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 30 | 39 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.05 | £21.78 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.49 | £22.96 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.94 | £24.15 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.23 | £24.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.65 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 61669 | 86841 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 83.36 % | 85.64 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21055 | 27028 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £393 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £418 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £431 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5379 | 7431 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.68 | £24.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.30 | £25.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.95 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.91 | £27.39 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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 Technical Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
