| Tester |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 74 | 49 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -25 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 73 | 165 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.099 % | 0.163 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.676 % | 2.762 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 32 | 52 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £286 | £259 |
| Average daily rate | £321 | £274 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.19 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £356 | £289 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £318 | £297 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 17 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.04 | £35.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.33 | £37.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.73 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.63 | £39.24 |
| 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 | 4355 | 5974 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 5.887 % | 5.891 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1350 | 1557 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £349 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £370 | £361 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £392 | £380 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 593 | 736 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.60 | £25.58 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.40 | £27.17 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.87 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.21 | £28.75 |
| 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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
