| Field Engineer |
| 3 months to 14 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 47 | 56 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.006 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.708 % | 0.524 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £100 | - |
| Average daily rate | £100 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £100 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £105 | £140 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £11.75 | £11.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £12.25 | £12.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.40 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £12.75 | £13.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.06 | £18.04 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.70 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 565 | 763 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.813 % | 0.777 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 109 | 183 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £313 | £348 |
| Average daily rate | £332 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.38 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £351 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £354 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 82 | 83 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.91 | £22.77 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.22 | £24.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.91 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.53 | £25.24 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.66 | £25.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.55 % |
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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 Field Engineer across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.