 Unix |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 16 | 9 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -7 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 5914 | 8607 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 7.529 % | 9.729 % |
| As % of the category below | 38.14 % | 43.81 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2092 | 2904 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £401 | £399 |
| Average daily rate | £428 | £422 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £455 | £446 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £370 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.42 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 316 | 412 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £28.84 | £29.96 |
| Average hourly rate | £30.79 | £31.74 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.98 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.75 | £33.52 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.34 | £32.08 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.42 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 15506 | 19648 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 19.74 % | 22.21 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4150 | 5038 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £360 | £366 |
| Average daily rate | £382 | £386 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.95 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £404 | £406 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £344 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.66 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2452 | 2533 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.66 | £21.33 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.13 | £22.58 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.98 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.60 | £23.82 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.07 | £23.08 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.36 % |
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 Unix across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
