| C Software Engineer |
| 3 months to 13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 127 | 141 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.006 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.120 % | 0.123 % |
| 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 | £245 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.33 | £40.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.17 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.08 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.50 | £35.36 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.24 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3337 | 4053 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.719 % | 4.103 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 775 | 824 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £324 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £341 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.99 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £359 | £356 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.18 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 472 | 453 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.58 | £20.29 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.36 | £21.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.65 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.14 | £23.52 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.71 | £25.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.69 % |
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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 C Software Engineer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.