Software Testing |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 45 | 56 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 13 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.017 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.915 % | 2.679 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £261 | £235 |
| Average daily rate | £283 | £248 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £306 | £260 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £304 | £318 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £20.88 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £23.38 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £25.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.67 | £30.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.17 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 446 | 560 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.594 % | 0.567 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 163 | 228 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £349 | £348 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £366 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £401 | £383 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 66 | 77 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.07 | £28.08 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.28 | £30.94 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.49 | £33.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.33 | £30.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.72 % |
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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 Testing across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.