| J2EE Developer |
| 3 months to 4 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 44 | 55 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 9 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.565 % | 0.934 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £400 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £450 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £389 | £335 |
| % change on same period last year | +15.87 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £40.44 | £37.54 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.72 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 531 | 964 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.862 % | 1.052 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 171 | 214 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £346 | £353 |
| Average daily rate | £369 | £380 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £391 | £407 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 75 | 183 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.28 | £16.17 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.11 | £17.26 |
| % change on same period last year | +22.27 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.93 | £18.35 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.15 | £23.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.43 % |
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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 a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing J2EE Developer across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.