| Software Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 51 | - |
| Rank change on same period last year |  - |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.000 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.307 % | 0.000 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £175 | - |
| Average daily rate | £200 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £225 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £302 | £280 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.97 % |
| 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 | £21.73 | £26.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.26 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 652 | 972 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.860 % | 0.968 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 161 | 236 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £297 | £329 |
| Average daily rate | £323 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.67 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £348 | £386 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 61 | 148 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.50 | £15.86 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.09 | £16.85 |
| % change on same period last year | +31.09 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.68 | £17.84 |
| 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 Software Tester across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
