Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 48 | 33 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -15 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 30 | 42 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.040 % | 0.042 % |
| As % of the category below | 14.15 % | 21.76 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 11 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £337 | £308 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.58 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £346 | £315 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £20.00 |
| 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 | 212 | 193 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.283 % | 0.195 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 49 | 33 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £277 | £265 |
| Average daily rate | £292 | £273 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.82 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £306 | £282 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 20 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.31 | £15.63 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.73 | £16.80 |
| % change on same period last year | +17.44 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.15 | £17.97 |
| 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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.