| Software Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 78 | 106 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +28 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.009 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.163 % | 0.346 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £150 |
| Average daily rate | - | £200 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £250 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £264 | £263 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £27.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £29.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.95 | £25.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.49 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1227 | 2311 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.933 % | 2.476 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 338 | 637 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £321 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.68 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £368 | £357 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 143 | 331 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.59 | £21.70 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.14 | £23.60 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.20 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.69 | £25.50 |
| 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 Software Tester across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
