| Java |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 25 | 17 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -8 |  +4 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 16 | 28 | 47 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham | 4.040 % | 6.181 % | 5.021 % |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 12.31 % | 20.14 % | 21.86 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 13 | 11 |
| Average daily rate | £240 | £325 | £301 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £231 | £230 | £300 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £280 | £391 | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £338 | £325 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £23.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £31.00 | £32.50 | £36.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Programming Languages category | 130 | 139 | 215 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham | 32.83 % | 30.68 % | 22.97 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 57 | 51 | 60 |
| Average daily rate | £225 | £325 | £301 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £171 | £222 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £375 | £395 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 13 | 15 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.54 | £32.50 | £33.75 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.00 | £21.50 | £17.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £32.50 | £35.00 | £41.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £28.50 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| % 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 Java across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.
