| Test Engineer |
| 3 months to 29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 4 | 11 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 6 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.008 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 17.65 % | 2.500 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £348 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £348 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £348 | £350 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £302 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.52 | £31.10 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.33 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 34 | 40 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.045 % | 0.040 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 18 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £353 | £319 |
| Average daily rate | £377 | £346 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.93 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £372 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.25 | £21.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.50 | £25.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +45.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.75 | £28.91 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.79 | £25.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.31 % |
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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 a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Test Engineer across the Winchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.