Note that 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.
| Java Developer |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 51 | 38 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -13 | -16 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1797 | 2662 | 3016 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 3.036 % | 4.338 % | 5.478 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.281 % | 4.680 % | 5.959 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1268 | 1761 | 1950 |
| Average daily rate | £475 | £500 | £550 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £300 | £325 | £320 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £320 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 62 | 25 |
| Average hourly rate | £35.00 | £41.00 | £33.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £32.50 | £31.45 | £19.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £45.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.25 | £41.00 | £33.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 54778 | 56882 | 50613 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 92.55 % | 92.70 % | 91.92 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30201 | 30929 | 24313 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £425 | £410 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £240 | £250 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2595 | 2925 | 2766 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.00 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £11.00 | £10.75 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £40.50 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
