| Architect |
| 3 months to
16 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 30 | 32 | 45 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +2 | +13 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 13 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham | 1.852 % | 2.802 % | 1.810 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.035 % | 3.073 % | 1.965 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £339 | £525 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £425 | £453 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.00 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 344 | 423 | 865 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Birmingham | 91.01 % | 91.16 % | 92.12 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 144 | 145 | 241 |
| Average daily rate | £310 | £306 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £200 | £200 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £460 | £515 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 29 | 38 | 125 |
| Average hourly rate | £13.50 | £17.50 | £15.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.00 | £11.00 | £10.25 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.00 | £35.00 | £32.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.60 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
