| Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 38 | 49 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2371 | 2741 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 3.160 % | 2.773 % |
| As % of the category below | 3.765 % | 3.248 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 876 | 989 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £463 | £461 |
| Average daily rate | £496 | £493 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.60 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £529 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £465 | £457 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.89 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 44 | 52 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £41.06 | £42.13 |
| Average hourly rate | £44.13 | £46.27 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.64 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £47.19 | £50.41 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £43.81 | £45.82 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.39 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 62967 | 84384 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 83.93 % | 85.37 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21223 | 25739 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £380 | £392 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £417 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.70 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £432 | £443 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5392 | 6927 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.06 | £24.67 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.68 | £26.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.61 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.30 | £27.73 |
| 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 Architect across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
