| Solution Architect |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 114 | 101 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 37 | 43 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.049 % | 0.046 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.980 % | 1.033 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 28 | 34 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £467 | £443 |
| Average daily rate | £505 | £468 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.82 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £542 | £493 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £496 | £466 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.36 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £41.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £43.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £46.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £43.10 | £40.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.75 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3775 | 4164 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.978 % | 4.417 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1208 | 1257 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £338 | £331 |
| Average daily rate | £361 | £350 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.02 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £370 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £361 | £352 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.55 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 513 | 534 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.45 | £23.65 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.94 | £25.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.26 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.42 | £26.35 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.28 | £26.07 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.69 % |
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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 East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.