 Microsoft Windows NT |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 114 | 63 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -51 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1128 | 1927 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.417 % | 2.165 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.189 % | 9.748 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 269 | 429 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £328 | £334 |
| Average daily rate | £347 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.63 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £366 | £371 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £261 | £279 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.26 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 278 | 370 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.04 | £19.20 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.24 | £20.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.01 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.44 | £21.29 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.62 | £19.72 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.53 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 15690 | 19769 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 19.71 % | 22.21 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4189 | 5086 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £360 | £367 |
| Average daily rate | £382 | £387 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.23 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £404 | £407 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £345 | £332 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.79 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2471 | 2556 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.59 | £21.28 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.05 | £22.53 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.13 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.51 | £23.79 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.99 | £23.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.38 % |
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 Windows NT across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
