 Unix |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 15 | 11 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -4 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5406 | 8334 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.129 % | 8.840 % |
| As % of the category below | 37.78 % | 43.57 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1937 | 2842 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £398 | £410 |
| Average daily rate | £424 | £434 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £451 | £457 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £365 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.68 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 258 | 474 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.60 | £31.61 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.33 | £33.32 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.98 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.05 | £35.03 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.05 | £32.14 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.27 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 14310 | 19129 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 18.87 % | 20.29 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3965 | 5146 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £357 | £371 |
| Average daily rate | £379 | £392 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £400 | £413 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.57 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2247 | 2572 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.29 | £22.24 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.62 | £23.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.16 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.95 | £24.84 |
| 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 Unix across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
