 Penetration Testing |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 125 | 148 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +23 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.011 % | 0.011 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.324 % | 0.344 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £358 |
| Average daily rate | - | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £383 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £382 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.73 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £27.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £30.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £33.33 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2472 | 2906 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.260 % | 3.083 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 958 | 907 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £374 | £363 |
| Average daily rate | £401 | £384 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £428 | £406 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £384 | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.50 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 245 | 346 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.88 | £30.12 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.45 | £31.92 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £36.02 | £33.73 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.40 | £30.19 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.62 % |
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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 Penetration Testing across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
