 Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 58 | 42 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 837 | 1733 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.116 % | 1.753 % |
| As % of the category below | 13.06 % | 17.52 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 373 | 687 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £407 | £412 |
| Average daily rate | £432 | £435 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.62 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £457 | £458 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £369 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.60 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 31 | 43 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.19 | £32.92 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.69 | £34.87 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.19 | £36.83 |
| 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 | 6407 | 9891 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 8.540 % | 10.01 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2438 | 3469 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £384 | £404 |
| Average daily rate | £409 | £428 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.64 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £433 | £453 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 649 | 852 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.38 | £21.43 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.55 | £22.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.71 | £23.73 |
| 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 London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
