| Solution Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 226 | 272 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +46 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 455 | 499 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.606 % | 0.505 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.723 % | 0.591 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 169 | 195 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £485 | £478 |
| Average daily rate | £521 | £509 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.25 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £556 | £540 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £497 | £476 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.28 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £44.75 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £49.44 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £54.13 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £41.75 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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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 Solutions Architect across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
