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.
| UNIX |
| 3 months to
21 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 0 | 0 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3536 | 4441 | 4182 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 6.049 % | 7.382 % | 7.577 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 29.75 % | 35.50 % | 41.80 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1953 | 2501 | 2193 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £438 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £273 | £280 | £287 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £600 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £375 | £350 | £330 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 92 | 87 | 133 |
| Average hourly rate | £31.25 | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.50 | £11.80 | £13.65 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £57.50 | £40.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £32.50 | £30.00 | £25.97 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 11887 | 12510 | 10005 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 20.34 % | 20.80 % | 18.13 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5933 | 6113 | 4469 |
| 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 | £325 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1185 | 1236 | 1035 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.50 | £17.00 | £16.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.21 | £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 | £16.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
