 Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 30 | 13 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -17 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 51 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.012 % | 0.052 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.429 % | 21.79 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 37 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £390 | £362 |
| Average daily rate | £390 | £367 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.37 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £390 | £371 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £45.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £46.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £47.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.32 | £30.68 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.32 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 140 | 234 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.187 % | 0.237 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 77 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £345 | £356 |
| Average daily rate | £348 | £364 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £352 | £371 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 50 | 67 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.44 | £28.96 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.72 | £29.78 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.98 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.00 | £30.59 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.08 | £23.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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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 Solaris across the Basingstoke region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
