 Symbian OS |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 553 | 609 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +56 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 29 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.029 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.051 % | 0.143 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £250 | £320 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | £345 |
| % change on same period last year | -27.53 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £250 | £370 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £37.50 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £47.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £30.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 13688 | 20349 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 18.24 % | 20.30 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4130 | 5750 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £350 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £371 | £388 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £393 | £409 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2122 | 2859 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.86 | £21.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.21 | £22.67 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.04 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.55 | £23.93 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.51 | £22.79 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.22 % |
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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 Symbian OS across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
