 Regression Testing |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 372 | 350 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -22 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 231 | 366 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.308 % | 0.370 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.571 % | 0.744 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 100 | 130 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £342 | £382 |
| Average daily rate | £372 | £407 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £403 | £432 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £271 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | -23.94 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.75 | £29.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.50 | £29.93 |
| % change on same period last year | -21.47 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.25 | £30.86 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.50 | £32.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -26.56 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 40430 | 49188 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 53.89 % | 49.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 14703 | 16173 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £388 | £393 |
| Average daily rate | £415 | £418 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.65 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £442 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.21 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2387 | 2984 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.12 | £28.72 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.90 | £30.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.67 | £32.34 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £29.33 | £30.16 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.72 % |
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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Regression Testing within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.
