 UNIX |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 10 | 7 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 208 | 391 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.277 % | 0.396 % |
| As % of the category below | 39.25 % | 47.22 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 35 | 118 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £285 | £332 |
| Average daily rate | £298 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.67 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £310 | £365 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.65 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 9 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.92 | £24.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.83 | £26.11 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.72 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.75 | £27.56 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.35 | £31.77 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.82 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 530 | 828 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.706 % | 0.838 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 84 | 179 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £266 | £318 |
| Average daily rate | £283 | £334 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £301 | £349 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 53 | 72 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.93 | £16.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.65 | £17.80 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.38 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.37 | £19.01 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.08 | £23.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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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 UNIX across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
