| IBM AIX |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 95 | 91 | 118 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -4 |  +27 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 17 | 16 | 36 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 0.671 % | 0.576 % | 0.717 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 3.571 % | 3.299 % | 4.077 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £440 | £430 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £298 | £440 | £363 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £415 | £440 | £447 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | - | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 476 | 485 | 883 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 18.78 % | 17.45 % | 17.59 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 190 | 112 | 169 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £318 | £366 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £213 | £223 | £245 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £423 | £425 | £470 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 62 | 102 | 201 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.00 | £16.50 | £22.25 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.50 | £10.00 | £12.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.00 | £32.50 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £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 AIX across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
