| IBM AIX |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 16 | 12 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -4 |  +14 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Watford | 4.124 % | 1.754 % | 2.643 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 22.22 % | 7.143 % | 14.29 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Average daily rate | £525 | - | £440 |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £505 | - | £428 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £545 | - | £628 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 18 | 14 | 42 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Watford | 18.56 % | 24.56 % | 18.50 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Average daily rate | £525 | £348 | £425 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £500 | £206 | £351 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £475 | £675 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| Average hourly rate | £14.00 | £15.00 | £18.85 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.50 | £13.00 | £16.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.00 | £17.00 | £22.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.00 | £17.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing AIX across the Watford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
