| Tester |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 28 | 36 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.011 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.019 % | 0.376 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £202 | - |
| Average daily rate | £243 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £285 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £297 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.97 | £29.19 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.65 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 265 | 266 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.358 % | 0.262 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 92 | 89 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £315 | £299 |
| Average daily rate | £331 | £311 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £348 | £323 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 23 | 30 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.74 | £19.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.58 | £21.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.70 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.42 | £22.70 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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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 Liverpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
