 Microsoft Windows |
| 3 months to 9 May 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 5 | 6 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 8749 | 9957 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 11.14 % | 11.25 % |
| As % of the category below | 56.42 % | 50.68 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1985 | 2078 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £349 |
| Average daily rate | £357 | £370 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.47 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £377 | £392 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £314 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1929 | 1952 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.95 | £19.08 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.39 | £20.26 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.60 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.82 | £21.44 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.19 | £20.36 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.85 % |
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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 Windows across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
