 Microsoft Windows XP |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 18 | 6 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.004 % |
| As % of the category below | 11.76 % | 44.44 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £275 |
| Average daily rate | - | £288 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £227 | £257 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.57 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £10.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £10.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £10.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £16.30 | £17.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.97 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 17 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.022 % | 0.009 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 7 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £276 | £275 |
| Average daily rate | £290 | £288 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.86 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £304 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £12.00 | £10.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £12.00 | £10.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +20.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £12.00 | £10.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.93 | £22.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.96 % |
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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 Halifax region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
