| Tester |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 37 | 26 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 10 | 23 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.013 % | 0.023 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.908 % | 3.480 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £302 | £277 |
| Average daily rate | £324 | £312 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £347 | £348 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £295 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.75 | £12.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.00 | £13.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +61.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.25 | £14.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.47 | £32.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.59 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 524 | 661 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.698 % | 0.669 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 132 | 147 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £317 | £282 |
| Average daily rate | £338 | £301 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.24 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £359 | £320 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 41 | 59 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.36 | £24.34 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.55 | £25.16 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.55 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.75 | £25.98 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
