 Microsoft Windows |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 2 | 5 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 20 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.027 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 76.92 % | 76.92 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £160 | - |
| Average daily rate | £173 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £187 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £313 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.31 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.00 | £20.20 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.48 | £21.40 |
| % change on same period last year | -37.03 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £13.95 | £22.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.55 | £20.61 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.15 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 26 | 13 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.035 % | 0.013 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £150 | - |
| Average daily rate | £157 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £164 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £13.09 | £20.13 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.60 | £22.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -39.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £14.11 | £25.00 |
| 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 Windows across the Lincolnshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
