 Novell SUSE Linux |
| 3 months to
10 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 483 | 574 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +91 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 76 | 92 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.107 % | 0.093 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.557 % | 0.431 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21 | 32 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £415 |
| Average daily rate | £361 | £446 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £476 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £377 | £298 |
| % change on same period last year | +26.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 7 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £31.00 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.00 | £39.29 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £33.00 | £43.57 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.00 | £39.29 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.54 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 13647 | 21359 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 19.21 % | 21.58 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4021 | 5886 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £334 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £354 | £388 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.81 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £373 | £408 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £327 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2142 | 3203 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.29 | £21.05 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.65 | £22.36 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.31 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.01 | £23.66 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.98 | £22.27 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.17 % |
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 SUSE within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
