 UNIX |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 17 | 24 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 21 | 22 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.028 % | 0.022 % |
| As % of the category below | 36.84 % | 22.92 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £278 | £288 |
| Average daily rate | £294 | £288 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £310 | £288 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.65 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £30.00 | £29.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | £31.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.35 | £31.77 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.82 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 57 | 96 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.076 % | 0.097 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 14 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £227 | £285 |
| Average daily rate | £235 | £290 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.01 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £243 | £295 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 23 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.74 | £23.04 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.26 | £25.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -20.29 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.79 | £27.80 |
| 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 UNIX across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
