| Solution Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 57 | 60 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +3 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 13 | 1 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.017 % | 0.001 % |
| As % of the category below | 1.407 % | 0.131 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 |
| 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 | £497 | £476 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.28 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £35.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £42.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £50.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £41.75 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 924 | 765 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.232 % | 0.774 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 281 | 200 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £300 |
| Average daily rate | £337 | £315 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.10 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £352 | £329 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 90 | 56 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.99 | £20.87 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.17 | £22.05 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.34 | £23.22 |
| 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 Solutions Architect across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
