| System Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 77 | 90 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.007 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.385 % | 0.171 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £320 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £330 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £322 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.78 % |
| 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 | £37.50 | £36.48 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.79 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1300 | 1759 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.716 % | 1.752 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 480 | 710 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £356 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £383 | £344 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £410 | £363 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 161 | 182 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.17 | £23.26 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.37 | £24.34 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.57 | £25.43 |
| 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 Systems Tester across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
