| Linux |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 0 |  +1 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 147 | 128 | 206 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 5.765 % | 4.586 % | 4.120 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 30.50 % | 26.12 % | 23.41 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 62 | 32 | 64 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £303 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £242 | £223 | £268 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £445 | £425 | £520 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £311 | £305 | £362 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 9 | 14 | 16 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £32.25 | £34.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.50 | £19.50 | £13.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.00 | £41.55 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 482 | 490 | 880 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 18.90 % | 17.56 % | 17.60 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 193 | 115 | 169 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £315 | £360 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £213 | £221 | £245 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £423 | £425 | £470 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £310 | £306 | £334 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 60 | 103 | 200 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.88 | £17.00 | £22.00 |
| 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 Linux across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
