Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to 20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 44 | 47 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 121 | 165 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.160 % | 0.164 % |
| As % of the category below | 14.14 % | 13.44 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 42 | 49 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £316 | £391 |
| Average daily rate | £332 | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | -17.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £347 | £409 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £369 | £375 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.70 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 14 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.73 | £29.64 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.93 | £31.71 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.45 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £38.13 | £33.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.95 | £30.86 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.77 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 856 | 1228 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.130 % | 1.223 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 215 | 302 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £326 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.85 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £363 | £361 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £329 | £336 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.15 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 196 | 235 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.41 | £21.40 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.75 | £23.17 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.09 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.08 | £24.95 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.12 | £22.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.10 % |
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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 Solaris across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.