| Test Consultant |
| 3 months to
15 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 232 | 276 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +44 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 15 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.026 % | 0.016 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.168 % | 0.098 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 14 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £344 | £428 |
| Average daily rate | £355 | £442 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £365 | £457 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £384 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.94 % |
| 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 | £35.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 10740 | 15258 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 15.31 % | 15.78 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2782 | 3822 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £337 |
| Average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £373 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £354 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1280 | 2048 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.95 | £24.73 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.44 | £26.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.74 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.94 | £27.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.64 | £25.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.56 % |
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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 Test Consultant across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
