| Senior Developer |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 57 | 46 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 13 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.014 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.621 % | 2.057 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £433 | £463 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £531 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £467 | £599 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £371 | £385 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.69 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £45.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £55.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £39.68 | £42.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.08 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 644 | 632 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.849 % | 0.670 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 249 | 188 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £276 | £331 |
| Average daily rate | £292 | £356 |
| % change on same period last year | -18.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £308 | £381 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 104 | 144 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.68 | £25.12 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.17 | £25.86 |
| % change on same period last year | +8.93 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £29.66 | £26.60 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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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 Senior Developer across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
