| J2EE Developer |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 97 | 94 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 19 | 33 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.030 % | 0.035 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.736 % | 0.971 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £260 |
| Average daily rate | £400 | £272 |
| % change on same period last year | +47.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £425 | £284 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £377 | £333 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.25 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £24.50 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £27.00 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £29.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £40.90 | £38.64 |
| % change on same period last year | +5.84 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 2580 | 3397 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.064 % | 3.640 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 685 | 735 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £323 | £321 |
| Average daily rate | £345 | £342 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.73 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £366 | £363 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 364 | 588 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.26 | £20.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.55 | £21.96 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.68 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.84 | £23.66 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 J2EE Developer across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
