| IBM AIX |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 83 | 96 | 67 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +13 |  -29 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 12 | 60 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 0.806 % | 0.507 % | 1.676 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 4.045 % | 3.288 % | 7.916 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £358 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £175 | £337 | £328 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £448 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.49 | - | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 445 | 365 | 758 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire | 19.94 % | 15.43 % | 21.18 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 135 | 84 | 185 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £330 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £263 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £500 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 49 | 31 | 135 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.00 | £17.50 | £18.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £10.00 | £12.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £37.50 | £46.25 | £38.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AIX across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
