| Tester |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 17 | 51 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +34 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.946 % | 1.653 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £347 |
| Average daily rate | £310 | £358 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.60 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £319 | £370 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £295 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.75 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.00 | £30.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.25 | £30.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.47 | £32.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.59 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 370 | 484 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.493 % | 0.490 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 102 | 94 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £353 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £378 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £403 | £386 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 89 | 149 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.42 | £31.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.28 | £32.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.69 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.13 | £32.97 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Tester across the Basingstoke region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
