| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 177 | 169 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -8 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 38 | 26 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.051 % | 0.026 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.478 % | 0.388 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 11 | 8 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £486 | £513 |
| Average daily rate | £536 | £522 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.75 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £586 | £531 |
| 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 | 7953 | 6709 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 10.60 % | 6.788 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4281 | 2795 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £424 | £449 |
| Average daily rate | £461 | £482 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.22 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £499 | £515 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 323 | 234 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.30 | £21.75 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.00 | £23.02 |
| % change on same period last year | +12.95 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.69 | £24.28 |
| 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 City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
