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The table below looks at the demand for the Tester role in IT contracts within the Harrogate region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Tester
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£298
% change on same period last year+4.82 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.94£26.94
% change on same period last year+7.42 %
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Harrogate
Matching contract IT job ads7027
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted151
Average minimum daily rate£314£425
Average daily rate£324£425
% change on same period last year-23.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year-0.10 %
Hourly rates quoted98
Average minimum hourly rate£18.83£15.07
Average hourly rate£20.39£16.07
% change on same period last year+26.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.94£17.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.69£25.18
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Tester North YorkshireTester
North Yorkshire

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.

Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Tester across the Harrogate region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Harrogate Tester Demand Trend

Tester
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Tester across the Harrogate region.

Harrogate Tester Daily Rate Trend

Tester
Top 5 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harrogate region that cited Tester in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Tester in their job title.

12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)Government
12 (100.00 %)Banking
12 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared

Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Harrogate region that cited Tester in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Government
12 (100.00 %)Banking
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)SC Cleared
12 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
Harrogate IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)Java