 IBM AIX |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 133 | 98 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -35 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 938 | 1419 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.179 % | 1.595 % |
| As % of the category below | 5.978 % | 7.178 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 314 | 409 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £384 | £388 |
| Average daily rate | £405 | £403 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.61 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £427 | £418 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £398 | £384 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.50 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 26 | 43 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.95 | £35.04 |
| Average hourly rate | £33.38 | £36.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.01 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.80 | £38.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.38 | £36.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.47 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 15690 | 19769 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 19.71 % | 22.21 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4189 | 5086 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £360 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £382 | £387 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £404 | £407 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £345 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.79 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2471 | 2556 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.59 | £21.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.05 | £22.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.51 | £23.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.99 | £23.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.38 % |
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 the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing AIX across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
