 HP TestDirector for Quality Center |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 186 | 108 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -78 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 618 | 1469 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.824 % | 1.486 % |
| As % of the category below | 9.124 % | 17.08 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 268 | 547 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £343 | £348 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £365 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £383 | £383 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £307 | £318 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.52 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 31 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.97 | £34.74 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.23 | £36.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.70 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £35.50 | £38.87 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.23 | £33.84 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.79 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 6773 | 8600 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.028 % | 8.701 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2237 | 2632 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £336 | £356 |
| Average daily rate | £360 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.43 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 481 | 600 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.97 | £32.62 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.02 | £34.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.42 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.07 | £36.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.89 | £34.13 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.63 % |
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 TestDirector within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.
