Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 38 | 41 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 20 | 28 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.026 % | 0.030 % |
| As % of the category below | 14.39 % | 12.84 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £377 | £293 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £318 |
| % change on same period last year | +22.30 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £343 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £378 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| 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 | 139 | 218 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.183 % | 0.231 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 26 | 39 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £288 | £311 |
| Average daily rate | £302 | £328 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.91 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £317 | £345 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.57 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 15 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.48 | £22.96 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.70 | £23.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.73 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.91 | £24.21 |
| 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 Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.