| IBM AIX |
| 3 months to
11 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 63 | 24 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -39 |  +27 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 35 | 22 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 0.577 % | 4.391 % | 1.839 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 3.788 % | 28.23 % | 10.00 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 20 | 4 |
| Average daily rate | £225 | £425 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £157 | £155 | £354 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £245 | £475 | £460 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 132 | 124 | 220 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 15.22 % | 15.56 % | 18.39 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 50 | 38 | 23 |
| Average daily rate | £290 | £350 | £328 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £100 | £125 | £215 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £413 | £450 | £405 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £310 | £330 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 30 | 22 | 52 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.00 | £14.00 | £12.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.50 | £10.00 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £21.60 | £32.50 | £26.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £18.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly 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.
