 Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 15 | 25 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +10 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 35 | 40 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.046 % | 0.040 % |
| As % of the category below | 26.32 % | 28.78 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 23 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £417 | £439 |
| Average daily rate | £436 | £455 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £454 | £471 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £369 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.71 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £38.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £39.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.89 | £30.86 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.56 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 133 | 139 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.176 % | 0.138 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 71 | 58 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £443 | £448 |
| Average daily rate | £462 | £466 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £481 | £484 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.67 | £23.08 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.67 | £24.12 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.68 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.67 | £25.17 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.93 | £22.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.96 % |
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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 Canary Wharf region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
