| Application Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 128 | 151 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +23 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 12 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.011 % | 0.013 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.177 % | 0.223 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | £323 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £352 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.62 % |
| 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 | £12.13 | £15.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.49 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3950 | 5371 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 6.222 % | 5.755 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1138 | 1373 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £346 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £367 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £389 | £381 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 557 | 675 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.34 | £25.38 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.90 | £27.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.79 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.46 | £28.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 Applications Tester across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
