 Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 12 | 33 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +21 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 9.524 % | 5.769 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £350 |
| Average daily rate | - | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £366 | £382 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £27.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.30 | £30.85 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.93 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 21 | 52 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.028 % | 0.051 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 11 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £238 | £404 |
| Average daily rate | £242 | £413 |
| % change on same period last year | -41.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £246 | £423 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.85 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.90 | £23.33 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.36 | £25.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.81 | £28.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.70 | £22.66 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.18 % |
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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 Luton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
