 Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 42 | 15 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -27 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 47 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.048 % |
| As % of the category below | 4.082 % | 25.97 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £290 | £346 |
| Average daily rate | £294 | £371 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.75 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £298 | £396 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £41.67 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £42.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £43.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.32 | £30.68 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.32 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 98 | 181 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.131 % | 0.183 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22 | 27 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £307 | £309 |
| Average daily rate | £321 | £326 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.69 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £335 | £344 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 26 | 49 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.43 | £19.10 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.46 | £20.49 |
| % change on same period last year | +19.39 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.49 | £21.88 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.08 | £23.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
