| Tester |
| 3 months to
20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 3 | 5 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.004 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 15.00 % | 10.53 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £308 | - |
| Average daily rate | £321 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £333 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £298 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.45 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £10.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £12.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £15.00 |
| 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 | 20 | 19 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.026 % | 0.019 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £310 | £419 |
| Average daily rate | £331 | £427 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £351 | £435 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | £14.80 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.50 | £15.80 |
| % change on same period last year | +105.69 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.00 | £16.80 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.68 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.85 % |
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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 Kingston Upon Thames region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
