| System Designer |
| 3 months to
8 Jan 2009 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 104 | 124 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +20 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.010 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.210 % | 0.058 % |
| 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 | £344 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £37.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.50 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.25 % |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2380 | 3450 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.771 % | 4.316 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 523 | 707 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £309 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £332 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.88 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £354 | £363 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 343 | 427 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.13 | £18.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.92 | £20.36 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.71 | £22.15 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.16 | £23.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.47 % |
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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 Systems Designer across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
