| Tester |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 100 | 86 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1099 | 1733 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.465 % | 1.729 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.754 % | 2.021 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 450 | 591 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £312 | £313 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £363 | £346 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £317 | £296 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 63 | 102 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.98 | £26.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.52 | £28.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.06 | £29.64 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.85 | £28.75 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.83 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 62639 | 85738 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 83.49 % | 85.53 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21406 | 26624 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £380 | £391 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £416 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £441 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5411 | 7254 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.58 | £24.25 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.18 | £25.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.78 | £27.36 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.79 | £25.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.31 % |
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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 England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
