 Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 21 | 27 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 42 | 48 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.056 % | 0.048 % |
| As % of the category below | 24.85 % | 15.38 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16 | 15 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £293 | £322 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £340 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £348 | £359 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £368 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.12 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £36.50 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £37.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £38.50 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.98 | £30.95 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.54 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 169 | 312 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.225 % | 0.311 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 52 | 109 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £298 | £319 |
| Average daily rate | £323 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £347 | £356 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 16 | 36 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.75 | £13.95 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.02 | £15.23 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.94 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.30 | £16.50 |
| 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 Solaris across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
