| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 226 | 184 | 299 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -42 |  +115 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 285 | 294 | 337 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 0.636 % | 0.804 % | 0.439 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 3.528 % | 4.480 % | 2.233 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 77 | 90 | 71 |
| Average daily rate | £239 | £315 | £320 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £135 | £160 | £150 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £362 | £375 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £233 | £305 | £283 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 89 | 60 | 89 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.00 | £11.10 | £10.55 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.60 | £35.23 | £37.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.50 | £17.50 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 8078 | 6562 | 15095 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 18.02 % | 17.95 % | 19.67 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3535 | 1993 | 4013 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £332 | £376 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £185 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £500 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 925 | 924 | 2546 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £18.50 | £18.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.00 | £11.00 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.47 | £37.02 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Windows Vista across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
