 HP-UX |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 222 | 203 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -19 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 504 | 666 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.633 % | 0.748 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.212 % | 3.369 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 157 | 194 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £384 | £338 |
| Average daily rate | £399 | £348 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.74 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £358 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £400 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | +18.59 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 47 | 59 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.76 | £31.66 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.40 | £33.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.35 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.03 | £35.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.94 | £33.39 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.35 % |
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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 HPUX across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
