Note that 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.
| Linux |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 20 | 23 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +3 | +4 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3524 | 3434 | 2652 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 5.954 % | 5.596 % | 4.817 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 29.32 % | 27.04 % | 26.44 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2014 | 1819 | 1273 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £425 | £400 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £253 | £275 | £263 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £339 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 168 | 199 | 154 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.00 | £34.75 | £25.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £19.50 | £14.50 | £12.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £50.00 | £42.50 | £40.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.00 | £34.75 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 12020 | 12701 | 10029 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 20.31 % | 20.70 % | 18.21 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6064 | 6186 | 4456 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £215 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £324 | £306 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1181 | 1253 | 1038 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.50 | £16.75 | £16.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £11.00 | £10.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £37.50 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.00 | £16.20 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
