IBM AIX |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 12 | 68 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +56 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 343 | 71 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.452 % | 0.074 % |
| As % of the category below | 33.50 % | 9.847 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 110 | 11 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £412 | £364 |
| Average daily rate | £436 | £381 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.21 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £459 | £399 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £405 | £378 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | £47.14 |
| Average hourly rate | £41.25 | £54.64 |
| % change on same period last year | -24.50 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £42.50 | £62.14 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £37.15 | £37.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.13 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1024 | 721 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.350 % | 0.754 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 255 | 102 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £389 | £276 |
| Average daily rate | £411 | £284 |
| % change on same period last year | +44.60 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £291 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 130 | 124 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.37 | £20.03 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.60 | £21.92 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.16 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.82 | £23.82 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.92 | £23.72 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.56 % |
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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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.