Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 7 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 21 | 12 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 27 | 51 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.036 % | 0.054 % |
| As % of the category below | 24.55 % | 28.65 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 14 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £379 | £351 |
| Average daily rate | £382 | £364 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £378 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £380 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.68 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £42.50 | £32.88 |
| Average hourly rate | £43.75 | £33.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +29.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £45.00 | £34.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.97 | £30.91 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.40 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 110 | 178 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.145 % | 0.189 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 49 | 51 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £361 | £359 |
| Average daily rate | £367 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.59 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £374 | £388 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 43 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.25 | £22.08 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.19 | £23.10 |
| % change on same period last year | +30.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.13 | £24.13 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.92 | £23.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.68 % |
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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 Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.