 Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 25 | 30 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8 | 6 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.011 % | 0.006 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.00 % | 8.333 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £207 | £250 |
| Average daily rate | £212 | £275 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £217 | £300 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £368 | £376 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.12 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.98 | £30.95 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.54 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 80 | 72 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.107 % | 0.072 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 4 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £192 | £230 |
| Average daily rate | £197 | £236 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £203 | £241 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.62 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 23 | 29 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.83 | £16.46 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.33 | £17.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.17 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.83 | £18.14 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.51 | £22.79 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.22 % |
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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 Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
