| Tester |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 42 | 61 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +19 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 61 | 71 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.081 % | 0.071 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.059 % | 2.759 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 31 | 31 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £304 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £358 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.77 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £335 | £376 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £317 | £296 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.03 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.13 | £33.21 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.00 | £35.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.85 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.88 | £36.79 |
| 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 | 1994 | 2573 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.658 % | 2.567 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 526 | 649 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £372 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.99 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £395 | £384 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 418 | 513 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.19 | £27.69 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.89 | £29.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.89 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.59 | £30.96 |
| 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 Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
