| Tester |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 33 | 30 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.892 % | 2.632 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £259 | £308 |
| Average daily rate | £278 | £309 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.94 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £297 | £310 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £297 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.21 % |
| 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 | £29.97 | £29.19 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.65 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 415 | 380 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.561 % | 0.375 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 117 | 78 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £351 | £313 |
| Average daily rate | £371 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £391 | £332 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 42 | 63 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.66 | £17.70 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.15 | £19.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.64 | £21.13 |
| 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 Nottinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
