Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 52 | 40 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 28 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.030 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.914 % | 12.56 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £300 | £371 |
| Average daily rate | £343 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.12 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £387 | £457 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £378 | £362 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £50.00 | £23.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +116.21 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £65.00 | £23.75 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.26 | £30.89 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.45 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 278 | 223 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.367 % | 0.237 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 53 | 54 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £339 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £360 | £368 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.10 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £381 | £402 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.57 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 49 | 31 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.50 | £21.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.79 | £24.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.34 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.08 | £26.91 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.83 | £23.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.06 % |
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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 Solaris across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.