| Technical Architect |
| 3 months to
7 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 53 | 69 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +16 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.006 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.549 % | 0.242 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £348 | - |
| Average daily rate | £385 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £423 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £456 | £456 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.03 % |
| 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 | £43.62 | £47.83 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.79 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 728 | 1241 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.035 % | 1.253 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 193 | 211 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £291 | £325 |
| Average daily rate | £321 | £337 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.79 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £348 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.10 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 22 | 59 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.55 | £22.99 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.66 | £24.56 |
| % change on same period last year | +16.67 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.77 | £26.13 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.69 | £25.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.93 % |
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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 Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
