 Microsoft Windows XP |
| 3 months to 18 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 20 | 28 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 13 | 8 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.017 % | 0.008 % |
| As % of the category below | 35.14 % | 15.09 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £350 |
| Average daily rate | - | £425 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £234 | £274 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.60 | £21.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.90 | £24.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -42.08 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £14.20 | £26.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.40 | £16.73 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.95 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 37 | 53 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.049 % | 0.054 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £342 |
| Average daily rate | - | £374 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £405 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 12 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.27 | £25.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.53 | £26.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -33.86 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £17.79 | £27.17 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.02 | £23.65 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.87 % |
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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 Windows XP across the Cardiff region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
