| IBM AIX |
| 3 months to 19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 68 | 83 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+15 | +29 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 25 | 23 | 46 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 1.503 % | 1.065 % | 1.049 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 6.702 % | 4.582 % | 4.973 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £400 | £388 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £400 | £259 | £325 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £505 | £400 | £494 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.25 | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Operating Systems category | 373 | 502 | 925 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 22.43 % | 23.24 % | 21.09 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 132 | 143 | 256 |
| Average daily rate | £290 | £325 | £325 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £110 | £140 | £140 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £401 | £450 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 107 | 87 | 225 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.00 | £18.70 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.29 | £10.45 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.00 | £38.00 | £38.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AIX across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.