| Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 73 | 66 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 28 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.022 % | 0.030 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.023 % | 1.342 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £276 | £237 |
| Average daily rate | £288 | £239 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.46 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | £241 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £294 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.95 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £24.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £24.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £24.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.38 | £28.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.52 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1369 | 2087 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.156 % | 2.236 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 330 | 398 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £327 | £333 |
| Average daily rate | £346 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.26 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £366 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 203 | 286 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.27 | £18.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.33 | £20.34 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.86 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.39 | £22.01 |
| 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 Tester across the East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
