| Tester |
| 3 months to
2 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 31 | 54 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +23 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.676 % | 0.508 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £275 | £350 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.71 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £288 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £22.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.63 | £27.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.29 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 296 | 591 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.476 % | 0.635 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 70 | 84 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | £260 |
| Average daily rate | £368 | £276 |
| % change on same period last year | +33.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £386 | £293 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 74 | 129 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.64 | £22.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.73 | £24.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.05 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.82 | £26.06 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.10 | £24.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.88 % |
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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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
