 UNIX |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 27 | 22 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 28 | 31 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.037 % | 0.031 % |
| As % of the category below | 25.23 % | 28.70 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £401 | £401 |
| Average daily rate | £445 | £421 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.68 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £489 | £441 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £363 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.65 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.17 | £27.60 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.27 | £27.60 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.41 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.37 | £27.60 |
| 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 | 111 | 108 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.148 % | 0.109 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 21 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £361 | £278 |
| Average daily rate | £403 | £292 |
| % change on same period last year | +38.10 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £445 | £305 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 28 | 22 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.24 | £22.81 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.97 | £23.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.69 | £24.84 |
| 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 South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
