Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 15 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 44 | 24 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -20 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 135 | 225 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.173 % | 0.253 % |
| As % of the category below | 13.39 % | 19.07 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 50 | 69 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £365 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £385 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £405 | £374 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £385 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 20 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.40 | £28.92 |
| Average hourly rate | £27.78 | £29.40 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.51 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.15 | £29.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.85 | £31.59 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.82 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1008 | 1180 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.293 % | 1.326 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 251 | 308 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £293 | £314 |
| Average daily rate | £311 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.02 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £329 | £354 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £344 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 235 | 202 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.51 | £21.69 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.03 | £22.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.54 | £23.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.81 | £23.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.48 % |
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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 starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Solaris across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.