| System Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 56 | 58 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.293 % | 0.282 % |
| 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 | £322 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.78 % |
| 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 | £37.50 | £36.48 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.79 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 682 | 708 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.900 % | 0.705 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 251 | 207 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £286 | £310 |
| Average daily rate | £302 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £319 | £356 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 89 | 163 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.88 | £27.25 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.75 | £28.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.56 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.62 | £28.81 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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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 Systems Tester across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
