| Tester |
| 3 months to 24 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 89 | 49 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -40 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 33 | 95 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.044 % | 0.096 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.127 % | 2.777 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 19 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £288 | £286 |
| Average daily rate | £327 | £293 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.68 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £365 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £317 | £294 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.82 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.50 | £33.69 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.31 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.00 | £34.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.76 | £32.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -25.92 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2928 | 3421 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.898 % | 3.468 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 629 | 624 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £321 | £314 |
| Average daily rate | £339 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £357 | £351 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.32 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 286 | 293 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.55 | £23.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.34 | £24.48 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.64 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.13 | £25.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.50 | £25.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.09 % |
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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 Tester across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
