| Tester |
| 3 months to
20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 44 | 55 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 33 | 17 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.044 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.825 % | 1.571 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 15 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £219 | £200 |
| Average daily rate | £258 | £200 |
| % change on same period last year | +28.83 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £296 | £200 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £298 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.45 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £31.67 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £33.17 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £34.67 |
| 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 | 1168 | 1082 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.541 % | 1.078 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 301 | 185 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £326 | £330 |
| Average daily rate | £346 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £366 | £378 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 62 | 97 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.16 | £26.49 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.28 | £27.76 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.40 | £29.03 |
| 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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
