| HP-UX |
| 3 months to
18 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 100 | 96 | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -4 |  +24 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 0.222 % | 0.176 % | 0.430 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 1.149 % | 1.246 % | 2.504 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Average daily rate | £310 | - | £558 |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £238 | - | £464 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £362 | - | £652 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £325 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.00 | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.50 | £42.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 435 | 321 | 679 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West | 19.32 % | 14.14 % | 17.18 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 197 | 87 | 120 |
| Average daily rate | £285 | £320 | £330 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £213 | £125 | £219 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £413 | £450 | £446 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £308 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 71 | 60 | 117 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £16.50 | £12.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.00 | £10.42 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £27.85 | £32.50 | £32.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £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 HPUX across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
