| Architect |
| 3 months to
20 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 18 | 26 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 11 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.003 % | 0.011 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.515 % | 3.303 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £400 |
| Average daily rate | - | £400 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £400 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £465 | £455 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.13 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | - |
| Average hourly rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £42.84 | £48.54 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.73 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 132 | 333 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.174 % | 0.332 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 31 | 61 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £287 | £274 |
| Average daily rate | £301 | £282 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £315 | £290 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £355 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 17 | 30 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.61 | £23.02 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.14 | £23.90 |
| % change on same period last year | -15.70 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.68 | £24.78 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.68 | £25.69 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.85 % |
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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 Architect across the Bedfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
