 Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 34 | 31 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 39 | 80 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.051 % | 0.085 % |
| As % of the category below | 21.31 % | 22.04 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 23 | 52 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £470 | £433 |
| Average daily rate | £484 | £454 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £498 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £378 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £17.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £19.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £22.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.26 | £30.89 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.45 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 183 | 363 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.241 % | 0.385 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 88 | 172 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £445 | £441 |
| Average daily rate | £468 | £465 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.69 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £491 | £488 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.57 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 16 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.57 | £22.85 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £23.43 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.62 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.43 | £24.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.83 | £23.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.06 % |
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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 Docklands, London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
