| Test Consultant |
| 3 months to
10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 490 | 574 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +84 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 69 | 92 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.097 % | 0.093 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.110 % | 0.102 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 32 | 38 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £391 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.29 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £407 | £434 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £390 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.40 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 62938 | 90413 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 88.61 % | 91.37 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20390 | 27188 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £371 | £388 |
| Average daily rate | £397 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.87 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £422 | £437 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5734 | 7929 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.77 | £23.81 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.29 | £25.37 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.81 | £26.94 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.76 | £25.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.77 % |
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 Test Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
