| Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 10 | 28 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.09 % | 1.538 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £320 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | £320 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £298 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.63 % |
| 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 | £30.49 | £28.34 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.55 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 109 | 195 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.144 % | 0.194 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 36 | 51 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £307 | £364 |
| Average daily rate | £330 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £354 | £381 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 47 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.58 | £19.76 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.91 | £20.86 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.11 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.25 | £21.96 |
| 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 Tester across the Guildford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
