 Microsoft Windows NT |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 118 | 69 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -49 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 943 | 2053 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.257 % | 2.077 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.796 % | 10.30 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 222 | 520 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £333 | £359 |
| Average daily rate | £348 | £380 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.36 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £363 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £259 | £316 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.93 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 226 | 423 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.79 | £18.85 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.64 | £19.84 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.02 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.49 | £20.83 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.63 | £19.15 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.73 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 13875 | 19939 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 18.49 % | 20.17 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3976 | 5505 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £358 | £372 |
| Average daily rate | £380 | £393 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.27 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £403 | £414 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2141 | 2705 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.30 | £22.06 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.57 | £23.35 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.61 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.85 | £24.65 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.08 | £23.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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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 Windows NT across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
