| Tester |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 119 | 88 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -31 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1044 | 1738 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.377 % | 1.844 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.523 % | 2.012 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 352 | 543 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £307 | £315 |
| Average daily rate | £337 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £368 | £352 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £293 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.73 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 68 | 97 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.72 | £31.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.28 | £33.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.84 | £35.23 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.06 | £35.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -34.16 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 68554 | 86361 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 90.40 % | 91.61 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21954 | 24993 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £378 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £431 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5870 | 6957 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.98 | £24.55 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.60 | £26.06 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.22 | £27.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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 Tester within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
