| Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 47 | 49 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.002 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.258 % | 0.180 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £294 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.95 % |
| 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 | £22.38 | £28.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.52 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 387 | 555 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.610 % | 0.595 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 116 | 125 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £292 | £321 |
| Average daily rate | £305 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.51 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £318 | £360 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 55 | 85 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.67 | £20.72 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.11 | £22.40 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.70 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.55 | £24.09 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
