| HP-UX |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 86 | 96 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +10 | +3 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 10 | 59 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England | 0.421 % | 0.463 % | 1.345 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.877 % | 1.992 % | 6.378 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 3 | 38 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £400 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £325 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.00 | - | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.50 | £42.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
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 HPUX across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
