| Software Engineer |
| 3 months to 8 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 56 | 84 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +28 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 39 | 27 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.053 % | 0.027 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.274 % | 1.197 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £225 | £150 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £225 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £276 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 10 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.27 | £33.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £38.23 | £34.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.02 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £42.20 | £35.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.70 | £35.10 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.70 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1715 | 2255 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.325 % | 2.233 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 461 | 639 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £315 | £331 |
| Average daily rate | £335 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £355 | £372 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 231 | 346 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.85 | £18.40 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.27 | £19.68 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.18 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.69 | £20.96 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.78 | £25.65 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.28 % |
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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 Software Engineer across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.