| Senior Tester |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 198 | 194 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.013 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.123 % | 0.046 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £370 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.55 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £443 | £413 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £332 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.47 % |
| 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 | £46.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7288 | 6569 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 10.18 % | 6.600 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3959 | 2701 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £409 | £441 |
| Average daily rate | £445 | £470 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.24 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £481 | £498 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 312 | 239 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.72 | £22.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.56 | £24.12 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.79 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.40 | £25.42 |
| 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 Senior Tester across the City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
