 Microsoft Windows XP |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 63 | 85 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +22 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1537 | 1669 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 2.027 % | 1.770 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.74 % | 8.725 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 293 | 213 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £263 | £284 |
| Average daily rate | £277 | £300 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £290 | £316 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £248 | £272 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 495 | 481 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.59 | £15.94 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.57 | £16.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £17.55 | £18.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.45 | £16.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.39 % |
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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 Windows XP across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
