| Architect |
| 3 months to 12 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 | +5 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Blackpool | 13.33 % | 12.24 % | 10.00 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.33 % | 12.50 % | 10.42 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £469 | - |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £425 | £465 | £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 | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Job Titles category | 30 | 48 | 48 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Blackpool | 100.00 % | 97.96 % | 96.00 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 18 | 16 | 5 |
| Average daily rate | £278 | £400 | £448 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £133 | £325 | £313 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £610 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £340 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Average hourly rate | £47.00 | £19.00 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.60 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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 Blackpool region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.