 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 65 | 68 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 271 | 382 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.361 % | 0.386 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.982 % | 8.552 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 60 | 89 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £351 | £337 |
| Average daily rate | £370 | £371 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.48 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £388 | £406 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.71 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 50 | 84 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.82 | £21.98 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.56 | £23.48 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.61 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.30 | £24.97 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.68 | £24.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.50 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3017 | 4467 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.021 % | 4.519 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 572 | 1059 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £325 | £329 |
| Average daily rate | £342 | £346 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.17 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £359 | £363 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 655 | 744 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.70 | £23.31 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.13 | £24.59 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.55 | £25.86 |
| 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 Windows Server 2003 across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
