Support Engineer |
| 3 months to 21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 135 | 117 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 432 | 680 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.570 % | 0.677 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.424 % | 1.563 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 97 | 169 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £292 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £311 | £343 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.16 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £331 | £356 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £226 | £250 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 105 | 155 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.70 | £17.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.91 | £18.33 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.13 | £19.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.69 | £18.72 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.13 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 30337 | 43517 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 40.03 % | 43.34 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 12947 | 16296 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £407 | £422 |
| Average daily rate | £436 | £451 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.16 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £466 | £479 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1660 | 2229 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.28 | £24.09 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.91 | £25.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.49 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.54 | £27.54 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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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 Support Engineer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.