| System Tester |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 122 | 118 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 27 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.027 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.134 % | 0.761 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £300 |
| Average daily rate | - | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £322 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.78 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £31.67 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £33.17 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £34.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.50 | £36.48 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.79 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2979 | 3546 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.931 % | 3.532 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 637 | 679 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £320 | £329 |
| Average daily rate | £339 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £358 | £366 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 303 | 319 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.47 | £23.82 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.16 | £25.26 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.84 | £26.69 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.60 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.13 % |
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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 Systems Tester across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
