| Tester |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 41 | 52 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 13 | 18 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.018 % | 0.018 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.994 % | 1.811 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £285 | £252 |
| Average daily rate | £308 | £257 |
| % change on same period last year | +19.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £330 | £262 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £297 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | £29.97 | £29.19 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.65 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 652 | 994 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.881 % | 0.980 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 206 | 292 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £292 | £296 |
| Average daily rate | £314 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.42 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £336 | £335 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 43 | 86 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.64 | £17.93 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.73 | £19.20 |
| % change on same period last year | +23.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.81 | £20.47 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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 Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
