| IBM OS/400 (OS400) |
| 3 months to
13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 541 | 582 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +41 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 77 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.025 % | 0.078 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.132 % | 0.361 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £265 | £500 |
| Average daily rate | £278 | £500 |
| % change on same period last year | -44.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £290 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 18 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.50 | £29.87 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.50 | £30.76 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.39 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £31.50 | £31.66 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.00 | £33.30 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.91 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 13596 | 21330 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 19.23 % | 21.59 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4008 | 5890 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £353 | £388 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.92 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £373 | £408 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £326 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2153 | 3195 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.28 | £20.98 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.64 | £22.30 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.53 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.00 | £23.62 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.97 | £22.20 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.45 % |
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 beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OS/400 within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
