| Principal Engineer |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 229 | 275 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +46 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.013 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.081 % | 0.041 % |
| 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 | £275 | £419 |
| % change on same period last year | -34.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £39.17 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £43.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £39.79 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 9883 | 14543 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 15.57 % | 15.58 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2502 | 3596 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £331 | £332 |
| Average daily rate | £352 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £373 | £368 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1231 | 2004 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.62 | £23.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.13 | £25.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.06 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.63 | £26.71 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 Principal Engineer across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
