| Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 23 | 32 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.149 % | 0.800 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £258 | - |
| Average daily rate | £279 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £294 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.95 % |
| 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 | £22.38 | £28.52 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.52 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 174 | 250 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.274 % | 0.268 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 55 | 95 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £311 | £286 |
| Average daily rate | £339 | £310 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £367 | £335 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 53 | 50 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.16 | £21.13 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.77 | £24.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -13.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.39 | £27.00 |
| 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 Tester across the Southampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
