| Quality Engineer |
| 3 months to
5 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 223 | 287 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +64 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.093 % | 0.007 % |
| 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 | - | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.13 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.13 | £30.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +23.75 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £39.13 | £30.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.85 | £26.12 |
| % change on same period last year | +37.27 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 9673 | 14397 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 15.78 % | 15.77 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2444 | 3551 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £329 | £332 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.03 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £371 | £368 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1190 | 1970 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.16 | £23.12 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.65 | £24.67 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.14 | £26.21 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.18 | £23.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.68 % |
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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 Quality Engineer across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
