| Tester |
| 3 months to
4 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 26 | 29 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.488 % | 0.543 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £200 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £250 |
| % change on same period last year | +30.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £325 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £287 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.93 % |
| 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 | £23.36 | £26.96 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.34 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 201 | 184 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.326 % | 0.201 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 27 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £266 | £273 |
| Average daily rate | £269 | £281 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.15 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £272 | £288 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 56 | 14 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.35 | £26.61 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.83 | £26.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.30 | £27.03 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.15 | £23.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.43 % |
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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 Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
