| Sun Microsystems Solaris |
| 3 months to
15 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 64 | 40 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -24 |  +20 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 49 | 91 | 105 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 1.974 % | 3.203 % | 2.070 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 10.65 % | 17.98 % | 11.85 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 22 | 28 | 24 |
| Average daily rate | £323 | £300 | £331 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £276 | £223 | £245 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £415 | £425 | £429 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £325 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £21.50 | £31.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.00 | £28.00 | £31.31 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 460 | 506 | 886 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West | 18.53 % | 17.81 % | 17.47 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 179 | 120 | 160 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £318 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £216 | £223 | £245 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £425 | £470 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £315 | £310 | £330 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 57 | 101 | 213 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.75 | £17.00 | £22.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.50 | £10.84 | £12.46 |
| 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 Solaris across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
