 UNIX |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 28 | 5 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -23 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 14 | 38 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.019 % | 0.038 % |
| As % of the category below | 31.11 % | 50.67 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 19 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £280 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £296 | £349 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.12 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £313 | £357 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.65 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.00 | - |
| 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 | 45 | 75 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.060 % | 0.076 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 35 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £251 | £349 |
| Average daily rate | £272 | £358 |
| % change on same period last year | -24.13 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £292 | £367 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 22 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.96 | £29.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.49 | £31.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -30.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.02 | £32.69 |
| 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 Slough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
