| Test Analyst |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 44 | 37 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.012 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.754 % | 2.698 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £260 | £358 |
| Average daily rate | £260 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -28.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £260 | £369 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £289 | £293 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.26 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.25 | £32.41 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.77 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 513 | 556 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.684 % | 0.563 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 168 | 158 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £348 |
| Average daily rate | £351 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.88 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £365 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 63 | 94 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.77 | £21.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.69 | £21.85 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.62 | £22.70 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Test Analyst across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
