| Principal Engineer |
| 3 months to 4 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | - | - |
| Rank change on same period last year | - |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.000 % | 0.000 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.000 % | 0.000 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | £425 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £40.58 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 104 | 124 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.169 % | 0.135 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 34 | 37 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £355 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £366 | £382 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.19 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £376 | £396 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 17 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.15 | £15.61 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.04 | £16.31 |
| % change on same period last year | +35.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.94 | £17.01 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.15 | £23.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.43 % |
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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.