 UNIX |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 12 | 18 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 12 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.012 % |
| As % of the category below | 40.74 % | 22.64 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | £338 |
| Average daily rate | £399 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £416 | £367 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.65 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | £50.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.00 | £55.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -60.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.00 | £61.67 |
| 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 | 54 | 53 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.072 % | 0.054 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 13 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £234 |
| Average daily rate | £337 | £242 |
| % change on same period last year | +38.98 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £349 | £250 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £15.52 | £33.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.14 | £37.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -54.64 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £18.76 | £41.70 |
| 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 Liverpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
