 UNIX |
| 3 months to 18 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 2 | 13 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 242 | 55 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.321 % | 0.056 % |
| As % of the category below | 60.65 % | 32.35 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 77 | 16 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £395 | £323 |
| Average daily rate | £422 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | +29.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £449 | £328 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £366 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.50 | £45.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.25 | £53.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.69 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £40.00 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.18 | £32.18 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 399 | 170 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.530 % | 0.174 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 126 | 41 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £405 | £293 |
| Average daily rate | £432 | £298 |
| % change on same period last year | +44.89 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £460 | £303 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 26 | 16 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.97 | £24.79 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.78 | £27.74 |
| % change on same period last year | -28.70 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.59 | £30.70 |
| 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 UNIX across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
