| Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to
16 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 77 | 53 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -24 |  +15 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 130 | 168 | 297 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 1.784 % | 2.195 % | 1.982 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 9.538 % | 11.37 % | 9.038 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 55 | 50 | 86 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £340 | £381 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £270 | £265 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £478 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £325 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 7 | 37 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.00 | £30.50 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.74 | £23.00 | £22.31 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.95 | £50.00 | £41.50 |
| 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 | 1363 | 1478 | 3286 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 18.70 % | 19.31 % | 21.93 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 450 | 377 | 671 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £325 | £345 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £225 | £203 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £450 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £330 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 259 | 225 | 741 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.25 | £21.00 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £10.50 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £38.00 | £42.50 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.75 | £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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
