 IBM AIX |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 14 | 55 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +41 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 102 | 13 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.136 % | 0.013 % |
| As % of the category below | 31.19 % | 5.394 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £405 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £429 | £383 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.80 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £453 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £395 | £385 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.58 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £41.25 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £42.50 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.17 | £35.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.79 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 327 | 241 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.436 % | 0.244 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 52 | 29 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £377 | £267 |
| Average daily rate | £396 | £277 |
| % change on same period last year | +43.31 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £416 | £286 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 62 | 70 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.58 | £15.46 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.87 | £16.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.94 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.16 | £17.96 |
| 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 AIX across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
