| Tester |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 40 | 49 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 21 | 18 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.018 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.662 % | 1.713 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £268 | £294 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £301 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £333 | £307 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £299 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.67 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £51.70 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £51.70 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | +59.07 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £51.70 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.69 | £27.28 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.19 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 789 | 1051 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.102 % | 1.056 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 240 | 375 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £317 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £343 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £369 | £356 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 131 | 147 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.91 | £25.84 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.45 | £28.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.60 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.99 | £31.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Tester across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
