| Test Analyst |
| 3 months to 21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 49 | 28 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -21 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 10 | 38 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.041 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.364 % | 3.850 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 22 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £215 | £255 |
| Average daily rate | £230 | £264 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.94 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £245 | £274 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £303 | £287 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.45 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £36.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £38.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £26.54 | £31.01 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.43 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 733 | 987 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.155 % | 1.058 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 214 | 319 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £311 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £336 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.57 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £362 | £360 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 140 | 160 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.19 | £23.62 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.08 | £26.05 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.07 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.96 | £28.49 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.