| Senior Tester |
| 3 months to
20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 122 | 164 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +42 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.220 % | 0.044 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £314 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £44.00 | £44.64 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.43 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3175 | 4574 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.190 % | 4.555 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 784 | 1441 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £341 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £360 | £367 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £380 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 233 | 460 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.29 | £28.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.91 | £29.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.65 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.53 | £30.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.68 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.85 % |
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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 Senior Tester across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
