| Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 52 | 41 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -11 | -12 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 40 | 37 | 95 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 2.053 % | 2.505 % | 3.352 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 14.49 % | 13.12 % | 15.57 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16 | 14 | 21 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £275 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £151 | £223 | £325 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £400 | £413 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £325 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £40.00 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.00 | £28.00 | £31.31 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 276 | 282 | 610 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 14.17 % | 19.09 % | 21.52 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 94 | 71 | 107 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £275 | £340 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £160 | £135 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £380 | £475 | £410 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 20 | 36 | 71 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £22.50 | £14.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.30 | £10.85 | £9.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £30.00 | £42.50 | £30.00 |
| 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 Solaris across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
