| Test Analyst |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 18 | 29 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.017 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.473 % | 1.515 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £210 |
| Average daily rate | - | £215 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £220 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £303 | £287 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.45 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.50 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £22.75 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.00 | - |
| 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 | 201 | 198 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.317 % | 0.212 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 27 | 27 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £267 | £262 |
| Average daily rate | £271 | £271 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £274 | £280 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 60 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.75 | £24.06 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.12 | £24.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.50 | £24.38 |
| 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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
