| HP-UX |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 88 | 88 | 128 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 0 |  +40 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 24 | 19 | 26 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 0.947 % | 0.684 % | 0.518 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 5.042 % | 3.918 % | 2.945 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Average daily rate | £340 | £300 | £425 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £300 | £374 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £428 | £300 | £431 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £328 | £325 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.18 | - | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £27.50 | £42.50 | £35.00 |
| % 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 HPUX across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
