| Senior Java Developer |
| 3 months to
2 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 356 | 381 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +25 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 189 | 293 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.304 % | 0.315 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.344 % | 0.345 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 69 | 160 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £448 | £464 |
| Average daily rate | £484 | £493 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.90 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £519 | £522 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £438 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | +21.99 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £43.20 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £50.60 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £58.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £50.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 54924 | 84848 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 88.25 % | 91.12 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 17215 | 25391 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £363 | £386 |
| Average daily rate | £388 | £410 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.28 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £414 | £434 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £352 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.07 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5300 | 7586 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.03 | £23.19 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.48 | £24.74 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.10 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.92 | £26.29 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.10 | £24.04 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.88 % |
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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Senior Java Developer within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
