| HP-UX |
| 3 months to
15 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 41 | 48 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +7 | +28 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 0.971 % | 1.304 % | 0.999 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 4.425 % | 7.042 % | 6.494 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £400 | £440 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £325 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.00 | - | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.50 | £42.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 113 | 142 | 231 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 21.94 % | 18.51 % | 15.38 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 32 | 33 | 66 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £363 | £360 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £150 | £176 | £229 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £450 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £310 | £330 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 25 | 20 | 52 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.00 | £32.00 | £19.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.50 | £13.50 | £11.95 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £31.25 | £42.40 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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 HPUX across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
