| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 48 | 68 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +20 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.598 % | 0.207 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £400 | £250 |
| Average daily rate | £450 | £250 |
| % change on same period last year | +80.00 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £500 | £250 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £447 | £461 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.12 % |
| 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 | £41.93 | £46.39 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.61 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 669 | 967 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.892 % | 0.978 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 164 | 207 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £307 | £339 |
| Average daily rate | £331 | £357 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.50 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £354 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 56 | 137 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.13 | £16.39 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.41 | £17.40 |
| % change on same period last year | +11.54 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £20.70 | £18.42 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.51 | £25.99 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.54 % |
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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 Technical Architect across the Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
