| Software Test Engineer |
| 3 months to 8 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | - | - |
| Rank change on same period last year | - |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.000 % | 0.000 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.000 % | 0.000 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £317 | £296 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.13 % |
| 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 | £35.69 | £33.31 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.11 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 27 | 49 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.038 % | 0.050 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £200 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £200 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | -42.85 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £200 | £361 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 10 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.67 | £19.01 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.48 | £20.02 |
| % change on same period last year | +42.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.29 | £21.03 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.69 | £25.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.83 % |
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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.