| Senior Tester |
| 3 months to
1 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 75 | 111 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +36 |
| 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 | 0.164 % | 0.128 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £300 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £302 | £311 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.81 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1220 | 2348 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.934 % | 2.499 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 342 | 666 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £321 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.71 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £368 | £357 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.46 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 148 | 332 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.80 | £21.82 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.34 | £23.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.89 | £25.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.14 | £24.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.03 % |
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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 Senior Tester across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
