 Linux |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 33 | 36 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2926 | 3274 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.676 % | 3.679 % |
| As % of the category below | 18.65 % | 16.56 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 856 | 993 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £371 | £377 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £396 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.97 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £415 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £344 | £340 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 227 | 236 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £29.30 | £31.87 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.81 | £33.38 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.71 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £34.31 | £34.90 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £33.16 | £33.09 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.20 % |
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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 Linux across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
