| Java Software Engineer |
| 3 months to
6 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 512 | 605 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +93 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 38 | 36 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.053 % | 0.036 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.064 % | 0.042 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 12 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £321 | £342 |
| Average daily rate | £336 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.24 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £351 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £387 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.04 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £34.92 | £38.40 |
| Average hourly rate | £36.00 | £39.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.16 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £37.08 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.00 | £39.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.16 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 59258 | 85192 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 82.78 % | 85.59 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19738 | 26381 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £401 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.32 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £427 | £439 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5325 | 7556 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.57 | £23.93 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.11 | £25.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.46 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.65 | £27.07 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.74 | £25.24 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Software Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
