| Java/J2EE Developer |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 61 | 58 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 9 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.012 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.974 % | 0.392 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £288 | £275 |
| Average daily rate | £313 | £275 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.63 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £338 | £275 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £372 | £340 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.26 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.88 |
| % change on same period last year | -22.61 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 924 | 765 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.232 % | 0.774 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 281 | 200 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £337 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.10 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £352 | £329 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 90 | 56 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.99 | £20.87 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.17 | £22.05 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.34 | £23.22 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Java/J2EE Developer across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
