 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| 3 months to 12 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 108 | 102 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1169 | 1381 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.469 % | 1.552 % |
| As % of the category below | 7.451 % | 6.986 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 284 | 257 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £314 | £304 |
| Average daily rate | £332 | £324 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.33 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £349 | £344 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £340 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 213 | 223 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.29 | £21.44 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.66 | £22.70 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.04 | £23.96 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.94 | £23.34 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.26 % |
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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 Server 2003 across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
