| Test Analyst |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 86 | 69 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -17 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 45 | 112 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.059 % | 0.112 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.416 % | 2.449 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 34 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £260 | £321 |
| Average daily rate | £279 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.26 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £298 | £353 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £282 | £294 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.99 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £22.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.02 | £31.85 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.67 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3179 | 4574 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.195 % | 4.556 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 796 | 1441 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £342 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £361 | £367 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.62 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 229 | 460 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.12 | £28.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.73 | £29.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.34 | £30.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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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 Test Analyst across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
