 Linux |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 19 | 7 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -12 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 54 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.055 % |
| As % of the category below | 15.83 % | 28.42 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 15 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £341 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.41 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £375 | £406 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £349 | £341 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.24 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £27.96 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £28.67 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.07 | £32.01 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.92 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 139 | 190 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.185 % | 0.192 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 17 | 29 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £283 | £303 |
| Average daily rate | £288 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £293 | £367 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 57 | 52 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.42 | £28.21 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.10 | £28.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.99 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.79 | £29.16 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.08 | £23.44 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.80 % |
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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 Linux across the South Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
