| Architect |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 11 | 29 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +18 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 55 | 32 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.073 % | 0.032 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.675 % | 5.039 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £406 | £437 |
| Average daily rate | £423 | £476 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £440 | £515 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £465 | £457 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.89 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 9 | 1 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £42.56 | £33.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £43.67 | £33.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +32.32 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £44.78 | £33.00 |
| 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 | 634 | 635 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.845 % | 0.642 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 244 | 199 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £284 | £327 |
| Average daily rate | £299 | £351 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.95 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £314 | £375 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £357 | £353 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.09 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 95 | 131 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £27.21 | £26.48 |
| Average hourly rate | £29.05 | £27.12 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.08 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.89 | £27.77 |
| 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 Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
