| UNIX |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 23 | 20 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -3 |  +21 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 72 | 90 | 105 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 4.816 % | 5.251 % | 3.188 % |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 33.18 % | 31.03 % | 17.83 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 26 | 33 | 15 |
| Average daily rate | £315 | £230 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £236 | £196 | £240 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £324 | £396 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £325 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Average hourly rate | £32.50 | £22.00 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.70 | £22.00 | £12.25 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £39.30 | £30.40 | £42.82 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £30.00 | £28.18 | £30.69 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category | 217 | 290 | 589 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the West Midlands | 14.52 % | 16.92 % | 17.88 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 60 | 71 | 79 |
| Average daily rate | £300 | £253 | £323 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £149 | £190 | £125 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £350 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £313 | £310 | £335 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 53 | 59 | 173 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.50 | £15.00 | £15.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £9.50 | £11.00 | £10.25 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £34.55 | £22.00 | £37.50 |
| 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 UNIX across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.
