 Microsoft Windows |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 4 | 13 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +9 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 26 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.026 % |
| As % of the category below | 60.00 % | 70.27 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £397 |
| Average daily rate | - | £397 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £397 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £312 | £313 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.31 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.40 | £15.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.80 | £18.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.55 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.20 | £20.33 |
| 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 | 20 | 37 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.027 % | 0.037 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 10 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £359 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.10 | £15.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.25 | £18.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.40 | £20.33 |
| 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 Luton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
