| Architect |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 26 | 40 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +14 |  -19 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 20 | 20 | 96 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 3.883 % | 2.692 % | 6.279 % |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.348 % | 2.972 % | 6.699 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 4 | 35 |
| Average daily rate | £425 | £388 | £451 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £249 | £358 | £413 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £505 | £400 | £550 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £425 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £36.18 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category | 460 | 673 | 1433 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hertfordshire | 89.32 % | 90.58 % | 93.72 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 167 | 176 | 568 |
| Average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £165 | £200 | £230 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £475 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £338 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 76 | 54 | 124 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.30 | £25.00 | £20.40 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £11.06 | £13.50 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £35.00 | £35.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £20.00 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Architect across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
