| SOA Architect |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 501 | 609 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +108 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 18 | 16 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.028 % | 0.017 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.034 % | 0.020 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 9 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £430 | £456 |
| Average daily rate | £470 | £483 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.75 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £510 | £511 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £450 | £500 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.00 % |
| 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 | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 52250 | 79626 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 82.30 % | 85.32 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 16864 | 24512 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £366 | £390 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £414 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.34 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £438 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £353 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.72 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5137 | 7273 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.14 | £23.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.59 | £25.15 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.22 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.04 | £26.74 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.37 | £24.42 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.31 % |
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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 SOA Architect across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
