Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 52 | 61 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 33 | 36 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.044 % | 0.036 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.051 % | 7.200 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £280 | £400 |
| Average daily rate | £302 | £488 |
| % change on same period last year | -38.08 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £324 | £575 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 14 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | £26.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | £27.79 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.94 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | £29.17 |
| 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 | 468 | 500 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.624 % | 0.506 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 96 | 118 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £351 | £278 |
| Average daily rate | £359 | £296 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.03 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £366 | £314 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 117 | 72 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.47 | £21.59 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.23 | £22.77 |
| % change on same period last year | -24.30 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.00 | £23.94 |
| 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 Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.