| Test Manager |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 155 | 166 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 780 | 982 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.054 % | 0.968 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.180 % | 1.056 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 284 | 415 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £427 | £429 |
| Average daily rate | £451 | £451 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £475 | £473 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £426 | £408 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.24 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 9 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £49.78 | £55.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £53.50 | £57.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.95 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £57.22 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £47.75 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 66076 | 92966 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 89.32 % | 91.68 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21991 | 28101 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £376 | £391 |
| Average daily rate | £402 | £416 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.26 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £428 | £441 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5688 | 7814 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.70 | £24.14 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.32 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.94 | £27.24 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.14 % |
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 Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
